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Dashcode beta expired on schedule

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Jul 15th, 2007

Niclet sends a note that yes, Dashcode's December 2006 v0.9 beta did in fact expire as expected last night. That sound you heard around 12:01 am was actually widget developers everywhere crying out in pain.

Well, not exactly everywhere, as apparently there is still a working version of Dashcode in the Leopard developer beta given out at WWDC. And of course all of us will be able to get our hands on the official release of Dashcode when Leopard comes out in October. So cry not, developers-- the real thing is only months away.

Tags: adc, apple, beta, dashcode, developers, expiration, leopard, october

Filed under: WWDC, Leopard, Developer

Xray your code with new dev tool

by Mike Schramm (RSS feed) on Jun 12th, 2007

A few tipsters have dropped us notes (thanks!) that on Apple's Developer Tools page, there's a new tool. Along with Xcode and Dashcode, there's a new, very pretty app called Xray. The flavor text itself says the app takes "interface cues from timeline editors such as GarageBand," so what we're looking at here seems to be a realtime application tester and analyzer.

The three windows in the screenshot show stats on "Network Traffic," "CPU Load," and "Reads/Writes," and Apple also says devs will be able to track user events and even the OpenGL video driver. Looks like it will bring all the new tracking tools and analysis junk (technical term) together in a browsable, graphical interface, which means an easier time for devs, which means better apps for all of us. Groovy!

Tags: app, apps, code, dashcode, developer tools, DeveloperTools, garageband, opengl, programmers, writing, xcode, xray

Filed under: Developer

Nice Dashcode tutorial video

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Feb 9th, 2007

Dashcode is the software by Apple that makes it super easy to create widgets. It's going to be bundled with Leopard, but members of the ADC can download the beta right now.

Michael at Apple Gazette created a video tutorial on making an RSS widget with Dashcode (above). It's a clear walkthrough of a very simple process.

I've played with the beat a bit and it's fun. I'm looking forward to the 1.0 release with Leopard.

Tags: apple gazette, AppleGazette, dashcode, widget

Filed under: Cool tools, How-tos, Widget Watch

Create your own widgets with Dashcode

by Michael Rose (RSS feed) on Jan 9th, 2007

Our Download Squad buddies have a wonderful how-to on creating your own Dashboard RSS widgets with the Dashcode Developer beta. If you've ever wanted to know how those clever widgets make their way to your Dashboard, now you can be your very own auteur de desktop.

If you're looking for a first project, we can make a humble suggestion -- of course, you could just download everyone's favorite RSS widget and save the aggravation.

Tags: dashboard, dashcode

Filed under: Leopard, Beta Beat, Developer

Dashcode Developer Beta Released

by Dan Lurie (RSS feed) on Dec 21st, 2006

Apple has released to developers (and all ADC members) a beta of the upcoming Dashcode widget development environment which will be included in Leopard. Dashcode will allow developers and lay-users to create custom widgets from a set of pre-defined templates such as Photocast, Countdown, and RSS. The Dashcode beta is available as a free download from the Developer Connection website, and will expire on July 15th.

[via UneasySilence]

Tags: connection, dashboard, dashcode, developer, widget

Filed under: Software, Odds and ends

Dashcode and the art of icons

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on May 26th, 2006

I'm a sucker for a good icon story (what can I say, I'm a geek). Here's a little story that uses Apple's icon for DashCode and its similarity to an unreleased widget IDE as a starting point to talk about how one makes a great icon. Fascinating read (and yes, the author's first language isn't English so forgive him, however, feel free to continue mocking my grammar and spelling).

Tags: camino, dashcode, icons

Filed under: Rumors, Software, Apple

Flickr Find: Screenshots of Dashcode?

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on May 24th, 2006

TUAW reader Glenn has sent us a link to these pictures that purport to be Apple's Dashcode. What's Dashcode? The rumored Widget development application that many say Apple is working on. If these screenshots are legit it would seem that Dashcode is almost ready for prime time.

Tags: dashboard, dashcode, flickr find, FlickrFind, widgets

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