Get inspired: Five Microsoft partners using generative AI to enhance productivity

Generative AI has become a critical tool for businesses seeking to streamline tasks and enhance productivity. Today, generative AI can generate everything from written content and music to product designs and programming code, paving the way for unprecedented levels of automation.
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Bare-metal Rust in Android

Posted by Andrew Walbran, Android Rust Team



Last year we wrote about how moving native code in Android from C++ to Rust has resulted in fewer security vulnerabilities. Most of the components we mentioned then were system services in userspace (runni...
Google

How Microsoft Empowers Developers with Disabilities: Celebrating NDEAM

October is National Disability Employee Awareness Month, or NDEAM, a time to celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities and raise awareness about the value of diverse and inclusive workforces across the globe. At Microsoft, we are committed to empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more,
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The gorgeous gadgets of Automatoys

Steffan Glynn’s Automatoys is a mix between a Rube Goldberg machine and a boardwalk arcade game — and there’s a very good reason why.
In 2018, the Cardiff-based developer visited the Musée Mécanique, a vintage San Francisco arcade packed with old-time...
Apple

Hello Developer: October 2023

Find out about our latest activities (including more Apple Vision Pro developer lab dates), learn how the Plex team embraced Xcode Cloud, discover how the inventive puzzle game Automatoys came to life, catch up on the latest news, and more.Meet with Ap...
Apple

Search Central Live Zurich is back!


We're very excited to announce that Search Central Live is coming back to Zurich on Tuesday, October 24th, 2023!
After our last Search Central Live event in Zurich in December 2019, we're back in town for more presentations, Q&A and networ...
Google

Get ready with the latest beta releases

The beta versions of iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, macOS 14.1, tvOS 17.1, and watchOS 10.1 are now available. Get your apps ready by confirming they work as expected on these releases. And to take advantage of the advancements in the latest SDKs, make sure to...
Apple

Meet with Apple Experts

Join us around the world for a variety of sessions, consultations, labs, and more — tailored for you.Apple developer activities are for everyone, no matter where you are on your development journey. Activities take place all year long, both online and ...
Apple

Scaling Rust Adoption Through Training

Posted by Martin Geisler, Android team



Android 14 is the third major Android release with Rust support. We are already seeing a number of benefits:



Productivity: Developers quickly feel productive writing Rust. They report important indicators of...
Google

Pre-orders by region now available

Offering your app or game for pre-order is a great way to build awareness and excitement for your upcoming releases on the App Store. And now you can offer pre-orders on a regional basis. People can pre-order your app in a set of regions that you choos...
Apple

Apple Entrepreneur Camp applications now open

Apple Entrepreneur Camp supports underrepresented founders and developers, and encourages the pipeline and longevity of these entrepreneurs in technology. Building on the success of our alumni from cohorts for female*, Black, and Hispanic/Latinx founde...
Apple

Inside the Apple Vision Pro labs

As CEO of Flexibits, the team behind successful apps like Fantastical and Cardhop, Michael Simmons has spent more than a decade minding every last facet of his team’s work. But when he brought Fantastical to the Apple Vision Pro labs in Cupertino this ...
Apple

Meet with App Store experts

Join us for online sessions August 1 through 24 to learn about the latest App Store features and get your questions answered. Live presentations with Q&A are being held in multiple time zones and languages.
Explore App Store pricing upgrades, inclu...
Apple

Providing safe app experiences for families

The App Store was created to be a safe and trusted place for users to get apps, and a great business opportunity for developers. Apple platforms and the apps you build have become important to many families, as children use our products and services to...
Apple

Pip install and Python’s externally managed

TL;DR: pip install is on the way out. Installing Python packages must be done via APT, aka. Kali Linux’s package manager. Python packages coming from other sources should be installed in virtual environments.
Long story below.
Some background
Bac...
Kali

New design resources now available

Now it’s even easier to design your apps quickly and accurately with new and updated design resources for creating apps on Apple platforms.

visionOS design library and templates for Figma and Sketch.


iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 design kits for Figma and Sk...
Apple

visionOS SDK now available

You can now start creating cutting-edge spatial computing apps for the infinite canvas of Apple Vision Pro. Download Xcode 15 beta 2, which includes the visionOS SDK and Reality Composer Pro (a new tool that makes it easy to preview and prepare 3D cont...
Apple

Spotlight on: Developer tools for visionOS

With the visionOS SDK, developers worldwide can begin designing, building, and testing apps for Apple Vision Pro.
For Ryan McLeod, creator of iOS puzzle game Blackbox, the SDK brought both excitement and a little nervousness. “I didn’t expect I’d ever...
Apple

WWDC23 resources and survey

Thank you to everyone who joined us for an amazing week. We hope you found value, connection, and fun. You can continue to:
Watch sessions at any time.
Check out session highlights.
Read about newly announced technologies.
Get sample code from sessions...
Apple

WWDC23 highlights

Looking to explore all the big updates from an incredible week of sessions? Start with this collection of essential videos across every topic. And as always, you can watch the full set of sessions any time.Spatial Computing


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Apple

Friday @ WWDC23

The final day of WWDC is upon us — but before we power down, here's a look at some of the activities and sessions available today.Get ready for day fiveWe’ve saved some of the best for last. Pop into Slack to learn more about Metal, meet some super Swi...
Apple

Thursday @ WWDC23

Day four is here — and a fresh round of sessions, labs, and activities await.Get started with labs and sessionsCurious about the difference between the Shared Space and a Full Space in visionOS? Want to learn more about Observable? There’s a Q&A fo...
Apple

Discover documentation and sample code

Browse new and updated documentation and sample code to learn about the latest technologies, frameworks, and APIs introduced at WWDC23. You’ll find new ways to enhance your apps targeting the latest platform releases.
Explore highlights of new technolo...
Apple

Wednesday @ WWDC23

Two days are in the books — and there’s so much more to come. Get ready for another big day at WWDC.Dive into sessions and activitiesStart off in Slack, where you can connect with Apple engineers and designers on spatial design, WidgetKit, machine lear...
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Tuesday @ WWDC23

Welcome to day two of WWDC! There’s more than ever to explore this week: Xcode is getting updated, SwiftUI is getting animated, and — did we mention? — apps are getting a lot more spatial. Here’s a guide to what happened yesterday and what’s on tap tod...
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Sign up for WWDC23 labs and activities

Online labs and activities are a great way to connect with Apple engineers, designers, and experts all week long.One-on-one labsGet personalized guidance about development basics, complex concepts, and everything in between. Learn how to implement new ...
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Behind the Design: 2023 Apple Design Awards

Every year, the Behind the Design series takes a special look at the remarkable teams behind the Apple Design Award-winning apps and games. Read on to meet 12 incredible teams from around the world and learn how they brought their winning ideas to life...
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