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    Chapter 1. A Brief Tour of Cocoa Development > Mac OS X Is a Programmer's Dream

    1.1. Mac OS X Is a Programmer's Dream

    Macintosh programming has never been as easy or as accessible as it is with Mac OS X. For starters, Apple, the friendly folks that they are, thought it'd be a great idea to give away the development tools. For free. Apple provides the Xcode Developer Tools as a free download on the Apple Developer Connection Web site. By installing the Xcode Developer Tools download, you instantly gain access to a complete collection of tools, utilities, documentations, and example source codes to get you started programming for the Mac OS. In the past, a developer bundle this comprehensive would have cost hundreds of dollars. Today, Apple provides it for no additional charge.

    Some older versions of Mac OS X ship with a Developer Tools disc; newer versions don't. If you're searching for the disc and can't find it, you may have an installation of Mac OS X that doesn't include the Developer Tools disc. You needn't worry, however, because you can download the Xcode Developer Tools by signing up for a free ADC membership at Apple's developer site (https://connect.apple.com). In fact, even if you already have a Developer Tools disc, check Apple's developer site for updates because each version of Xcode Developer Tools is specific to a particular OS X release.

    Note: Xcode Developer Tools installations can total in the hundreds of megabytes, so you'll probably want a fast Internet connection to download them.



      

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