Xcode: Apple’s Answer to Visual Studio

“Since its earliest days, Apple Computer Inc. has had a relationship with developers marked by cycles of great enthusiasm interspersed with periods of mutual indifference. In the early days, Apple provided scads of info about toolboxes and A-line traps to members of its developer networks. This program, which was the antecedent to Microsoft’s MSDN and IBM’s developerWorks, fizzled out in the Sculley era. Until recently, developers were not made to feel quite as welcome as they were in those early, exciting days. But now, Apple is wooing developers in compelling ways as if it were trying to make up for the lost time.”