Dashcode
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Dashcode is a software application created by Apple Computer that will be included with Mac OS X Leopard and will facilitate the development of widgets for Dashboard. It was first discovered on new MacBooks shipping around the time of May 24 2006, as part of the Xcode developer tools [1].
[edit] Controversy
The software is reported to have been included with new MacBooks and MacBook Pros by mistake and several users have confirmed stability issues with the software. It was not included as part of the Xcode 2.3 update available from Apple at the time of Dashcode's discovery, fueling further speculation. Rumours of the application's existence first surfaced with a video posted on various Mac rumours sites in November 2005.
[edit] WWDC
Steve Jobs mentioned Dashcode as a new feature to be included in Leopard during his 2006 WWDC keynote speech. Although not installed by default as part of an Xcode installation, the DVDs handed out at the WWDC did contain a version of Dashcode. Although the version number was in fact lower than that of the "MacBook build", the WWDC build of Dashcode contained several additional templates, as well as some interface and functionality improvements. This WWDC build launches on both Mac OS X 10.4 and the WWDC build of Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard"), but is unusable on 10.4 (crashes soon after startup).
