The latest Xcode, Apple Computer's integrated development environment for Mac OS X, has already been released. Xcode 2.3 is a recommended upgrade for all Xcode users of versions 2.2.1 and lower because it addresses many known issues with the previous versions.

Changes to Xcode 2.3 are as follows:

• New DWARF debugging format for improved debugging fidelity and efficient utilization of disk space
• New Distributed Network Build (DNB) scalable build architecture
• Numerous enhancements and bug fixes

However, the Xcode 2.3 is not yet perfect. There still are some issues with this latest version. It will only run on a Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) on a Mac with either PowerPC or Intel processor but not on earlier versions of Mac OS X.

Xcode 2.3 is free to all members of ADC and includes all the tools a developer need to create, debug, and optimize their own Universal applications. For free download (915MB) and more info on the latest Xcode, just click the 'Read' link below.