john i so think we should make that app similar to Navizon from the early jailbreak era. I would be willing to help write it but i can't do the whole thing.
twitter would be a good alternative however not everyone has it or wants to get it as seen in the prev posts haha
I'll be at the intercontinental got a sweet rate 98$.night so i'll be lining up at 6am! for sure! i want a good spot for my first wwdc!
Actually, I might write one, but it will require 3.0 so it won't be in the app store ;-(
I won't use twitter.....actually I am totally against any kind of social network.
So if I wear a Visual Studio 2008 t-shirt while standing in line for WWDC, would that be bad? :P jk
I can't believe it's already sold out!
Haha, that makes me think....whether I should wear my very old CodeWarrior Blood Sweat and Code T-shirt, or the OpenDoc retreat one. I think I will get some respect from the newbies.
Actually, I might write one, but it will require 3.0 so it won't be in the app store ;-(
I won't use twitter.....actually I am totally against any kind of social network.
why would it require 3.0 (although i am running 3.0) but you can still code it in 2.2.1 then just post a zip file of the project and then everyone can just load the app via xcode to their device.. just an idea
why would it require 3.0 (although i am running 3.0) but you can still code it in 2.2.1 then just post a zip file of the project and then everyone can just load the app via xcode to their device.. just an idea
just a question since this is my first wwdc do we pick up our passes from the moscone center at the 6am line up? or is it mailed to us? like could someone tell me how it went last year. So you line up on monday morning at 6am or whatever....then what happens? for the sessions do we just pick one from the list see what time and room it is in and just attend it?
Keynote is first-come-first-serve. I lined up at about 6am last year and got in fine, but people were lining up the night before. It's pretty crazy, people run from the top level escalators to get a seat, you'd think it's a rock concert!
just a question since this is my first wwdc do we pick up our passes from the moscone center at the 6am line up? or is it mailed to us? like could someone tell me how it went last year. So you line up on monday morning at 6am or whatever....then what happens? for the sessions do we just pick one from the list see what time and room it is in and just attend it?
THANK!
Registration opens up on Sunday I believe. So you go to Moscone and pick up your badge. Make sure you have photo ID with you.
oh ic then on monday morning we line up at 6am or whatever just to get in?
1. Arrive on Sunday, and pick up your badge.
2. Get up EARLY Monday morning and stand in line. Note that east-coast travelers will have no problem getting there at 3am, because that's 6am to them.
3. Apple will let like 50 people at a time into the building into a big open area. If you already have your badge, you just go into the next waiting line - you won't lose your place, and may bump yourself closer to the front of the line. (If you waited until Monday to get your badge, you'll have to get the badge in a different line, and then move behind the other 25 or so people who already had the badges) - you can go to the bathroom sometime in here.
4. Wait a long time in the next line
5. Enjoy the keynote around 10am
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1. Arrive on Sunday, and pick up your badge.
2. Get up EARLY Monday morning and stand in line. Note that east-coast travelers will have no problem getting there at 3am, because that's 6am to them.
3. Apple will let like 50 people at a time into the building into a big open area. If you already have your badge, you just go into the next waiting line - you won't lose your place, and may bump yourself closer to the front of the line. (If you waited until Monday to get your badge, you'll have to get the badge in a different line, and then move behind the other 25 or so people who already had the badges)
4. Wait a long time in line still
5. Enjoy the keynote around 10am
sweet very excited! when we go in tho ok so we watch the keynote but then after for the sessions do we just look at the list pick one at the current time go to where it is being held and learn? then when we come out of that session we can pick another one starting at around the current time?
sweet very excited! when we go in tho ok so we watch the keynote but then after for the sessions do we just look at the list pick one at the current time go to where it is being held and learn? then when we come out of that session we can pick another one starting at around the current time?
You should get a program (or a link to a webpage that will have all the sessions and time information). There is no official signing up for anything.
For example, You'll see:
Tuesday
Room A - 9am Programming Views on the iPhone
Room B - 9am Designing Games on the iPhone
Room C - 9am Hooters girls demonstrate using the iPhone (with free beer!)
Room D - 9am Meet and Greet with Steve Jobs
Room E - 9am Learn to time travel (with guest Michael J Fox)
Room A - 10am Mac OS X - Enterprise Development
Room B - 10am XCode - the ins and outs
Room C - 10am Apple's new Tablet OS
Room D - 10am Steve Wozniak tells about his time on Dancing with the Stars
Room E - 10am Apple's new iPhone agreement with Verizon
You'll have to plan your schedule accordingly. You might not have enough time to do everything, and you might have to really decide which things on the schedule are better than other things.
Should you (Room C) have fun with Hooters girls drinking beer, or (Room D) meet Steve Jobs or (Room E) Learn to time travel? This is a very hard decision. And maybe if you choose 'Room D', it's full by the time you get there, and you can't get in (first come, first serve). Now you can either choose Room C or Room E.
But you know that if you're in Room E, learning about time travel, you can definately stay for the next session you want to see (Verizon agreement with Apple), as you'll have your seat.
It's basically you just circling first and second choices on your program, and attending the classes unless they're full, and either arriving at very popular classes early, or staying in the rooms to get to the classes.
my WWDC newbie status may be apparent with this question... but... what's so cool about the keynote address?
Is it just the excitement and atmosphere of the event, or do they throw free macbook pros to the audience, or what? :P Personally I think I'd rather get a good nights sleep and watch the talk on a TV or whatever spillover rooms they have, but I don't want to loose out on any potential advantage of getting in on popular session or something.
my WWDC newbie status may be apparent with this question... but... what's so cool about the keynote address?
What's so cool?
a) Being in the 'Steve Jobs distortion zone'. Many Mac users regard Steve Jobs as their idol, and a huge figure in the computer industry that they MUST see. Much like someone wanting to see their favorite movie star in person. However, this year, Steve Jobs might not be there.
b) hearing about the latest new stuff from Apple, like maybe a Tablet computer. However, usually the rumor sites get a lot of it right.
c) The 'excitement' of seeing all the other Mac users and being part of the start of WWDC. Much like a sports fan prepares all day for the Superbowl, and wants to cheer their favorite team out of the stadium tunnel onto the field with fireworks, this is the excitement for a lot of Mac fans.
There is nothing else going on in the morning on Monday. JUST the keynote. Then there's lunch, and then the sessions start after lunch. Not going won't help you get into any session you want. Everyone will be at the keynote, and possibly nothing else will be open or available for you to get to anyways.
If the keynote really doesn't do anything for you - don't get there in the middle of the night. You should still go - just arrive like an hour before, and you should be able to get into an overflow room and watch it there. It should get you pumped up and motivated for the next 5 days.
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for the brochure for the sessions will most likely be posted online prior to the coming weeks of wwdc? cuz i would like then to plan ahead of time.
Many of the sessions are not announced until Monday, because they're about secret topics. The keynote will announce these 'secrets', then the sessions and times will be known.
my WWDC newbie status may be apparent with this question... but... what's so cool about the keynote address?
Is it just the excitement and atmosphere of the event, or do they throw free macbook pros to the audience, or what? :P Personally I think I'd rather get a good nights sleep and watch the talk on a TV or whatever spillover rooms they have, but I don't want to loose out on any potential advantage of getting in on popular session or something.
Haha free macbook pros. I'm a newb this year and was wondering the exact same thing. I'd rather just watch it in an overflow and get a good night sleep so I'm aware and awake for the afternoon sessions.
If the keynote really doesn't do anything for you - don't get there in the middle of the night. You should still go - just arrive like an hour before, and you should be able to get into an overflow room and watch it there. It should get you pumped up and motivated for the next 5 days.
I definitely plan on going -- I just want to make sure I'm not really missing a ton by not camping out for the doors to open I do think its pretty cool that developers are willing to show so early though... it's especially cool that they do so for reasons other than trying to jockey for prime session spots or something
Haha free macbook pros. I'm a newb this year and was wondering the exact same thing. I'd rather just watch it in an overflow and get a good night sleep so I'm aware and awake for the afternoon sessions.
One year when I was there they gave away 50 Lombard PowerBooks, 10 each day. It was a random drawing. I didn't win one But I had fun anyway.
Another year they gave away an Apple iSight for every developer there. But lately the only thing you get is the WWDC bag, a t-shirt and a CD with the latest build of the OS.
I definitely plan on going -- I just want to make sure I'm not really missing a ton by not camping out for the doors to open
There are some 'stars' that appear in the audience sometimes, like Al Gore or George Lucas. If you get a good enough seat, you can tell your friends that you were sitting only 3 rows behind George Lucas.
Of course, you won't be able to talk to them, but just being that close to someone of that caliber makes a lot of people camp out all night.
There is already talk in house here of the flu problem and how this is going to affect travel plans etc!
Question to ask is.....what will happen to the WWDC09 if countries say do not travel to US or elsewhere?
My guess is that the WWDC will still go on, but with fewer people. This will be good for everyone who goes, as there will be more room and an easier chance to get into all the sessions.
The Java One conference is the week before in the Moscone Center. We can pay attention to what happens there to see what will happen at the WWDC.
I do think its pretty cool that developers are willing to show so early though... it's especially cool that they do so for reasons other than trying to jockey for prime session spots or something 
But I had fun anyway.
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