OSX Panther: My new best friend.

Jobs did it again. Well, actually Apple did. While reading the latest slashdot article on the new Panther release a quote just made my jaw drop:

Apple is preparing a new set of developer tools called XCode, which works with GCC 3.3, does distributed compiles (using available resources on the network), and has other cool stuff. It is fast, it has improved searching (like the Finder, and over entire projects), and it looks like an iApp (though it isn't metal). It removes the need to link; only link objects you need to launch. It starts compiling while you are editing, cutting the time you need to compile drastically. It can modify the program while it is running.

So now you can make your graphics department your slave... literally. You can fire off a BSD kernel compile to the network and have it done in moments. You can have apps compiled and recompiled as you edit them, and they will reload themselves so you can see the results. Tres kewl.

Engel had an excellent write up on things Apple should do... and if they would ever do it... I might find myself owning one. In real short order. But alas, I doubt that will ever happen.

All I can say is... MARKLAR! GIVE US MARKLAR!