iOS 7, Mavericks, and more: Developers react to WWDC announcements
Apple’s 2013 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote was packed with announcements of serious import to developers in Apple’s ecosystem—chief among them, the debuts of the wholly-redesigned iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks.
Significant operating system overhauls can be a mixed blessing for developers: There are all sorts of new APIs (application programming interfaces) to master, and all kinds of new functionality to exploit—but that also means there’s an onslaught of new work to be done to update their apps. Macworld spoke with a variety of Mac and iOS developers to gauge their reactions to the WWDC announcements.
On iOS 7’s new look
iOS 7
“As far as the OS updates go, iOS is a huge game-changer,” Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis said. His company makes a variety of audio software, including a pair of iOS apps—one of which is currently available in the App Store and another that’s in the works. Kafasis believes that iOS 7’s new look instantly makes many existing apps look “out of date.” His prediction: “Almost everyone will need to update their apps” so that they blend in with the rest of the operating system’s visuals.
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