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Apple Worldwide Dev Conference 2017 announced

by ropiku on 2/16/17, 1:47 PM with 77 comments

• by rrdharan on 2/16/17, 2:47 PM

  I think it's great that they're moving to San Jose. Probably just a drop in the bucket, but it'd be great for the Bay Area if San Jose were to increase in desirability relative to San Francisco.

  I've spent a few evenings in San Jose after Sharks games, and shows or conferences at the HP Pavilion. It always seemed to be punching below its weight. Off-hand though I don't see why San Jose can't become more attractive, considering Detroit and Pittsburgh seem to be pulling it off.

• by ivm on 2/16/17, 2:15 PM

  > Technology alone is not enough. Technology must intersect with the liberal arts and the humanities, to create new ideas and experiences that push society forward.

  I hope it's not just a single conference theme.

  "Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind.[0] We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost."

  – Charlie Chaplin, The Great Dictator (1940)

  [0]: http://blog.case.edu/think/2012/10/30/empathy_represses_anal...

• by jguimont on 2/16/17, 2:29 PM

  "Technology alone is not enough. Technology must intersect with the liberal arts ..."

  This was a quote by Steve Jobs if I remember correctly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlI1MR-qNt8

• by guptaneil on 2/16/17, 3:30 PM

  In case people aren't familiar, while San Jose is indeed quiet compared to SF, it is actually the 10th largest city in the country (SF is #12). Of course, it's really sprawling so not as high density as other major cities, but not quite the sleepy "town" it's being described as in many places either.

• by fgblanch on 2/16/17, 3:45 PM

  The design is very similar to a 2010 design of a Spanish designer. https://twitter.com/vladsavov/status/832238720250179585

• by santaclaus on 2/16/17, 3:01 PM

  It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the 'after-hours' portion of the conference. I've been to large conferences that alternate between more accessible city centers (e.g. Vancouver) and more out of the way environs (e.g. Anaheim). I tend to get way more out of the more city-centered venues, due to the increased ease of attending events, parties, etc.

• by chris_7 on 2/16/17, 2:55 PM

  San Jose definitely decreases the appeal for me as someone that would have to fly in, pay for a hotel, etc. (would be good to also get a trip to a first-class metropolitan city) but I suppose they're not exactly short on demand... and the SF one didn't really appeal to me either given the cost (could go to Europe for vacation instead...).

• by drfuchs on 2/16/17, 2:09 PM

  San Jose, not San Francisco. That's quite a change.

• by bontoJR on 2/16/17, 2:30 PM

  The GTA (I) style website looks pretty cool! I had to say it...

• by nnd on 2/16/17, 3:39 PM

  What would be the benefit for an indie iOS developer to attend this event? Since all the tech talks from the conference are available online anyway, what would I gain from being there in person?

• by WhitneyLand on 2/16/17, 4:17 PM

  When I attended in 2011 it was Steve Jobs last WWDC and nice to get a chance to hear him in person, the last chance to check off an almost canonical requirement for people on the tech/startup path.

  As there was 100% sell out that year yet again in a matter of minutes I've wondered how closely WWDC speed of seats sold correlates to Apple's mind share. I guess we'll see over time as fortunes change hands.

• by bluthru on 2/16/17, 4:49 PM

  About 40% of the people on this poster are black. Why? That doesn't represent the population of the US, attendants at WWDC, or worldwide developers. What's the motivation?

• by PascLeRasc on 2/16/17, 4:03 PM

  $1599 for a ticket? Has it always been that inaccessible?

• by technologyvault on 2/16/17, 3:22 PM

  I like the feel of San Jose for a dev conference. I've been to a conference there, and it was a pleasant environment.

• by hamhamed on 2/16/17, 3:46 PM

  For anyone selected to go, or is planning to be there and is looking for hotels: https://www.stay22.com/events/wwdc17

  It's a small startup I'm working on to curate the best deals around the event to save you time from KAYAK and gMaps

• by equalarrow on 2/16/17, 4:21 PM

  This is bummer news for me. My whole team is based out of SF so we have to dral with Caltrain or drive. :( Plus, there is just not much to do in downtown SJ.

  There's only one part of Moscone that's being renovated and Apple never used that bldg anyway.

  This year will definitely not have the same after conference vibe as years before.

• by lloydde on 2/16/17, 2:15 PM

  "Technology alone is not enough. Technology must intersect with the liberal arts ..."

  That leads dry, and not in a good developer dry way. Is this what Think Different looks like today?

  I liked last year's rainbow colored hello world https://web.archive.org/web/20170208203426/https://developer...

  2014 also looked to be a dry spell with an overly marketed message https://web.archive.org/web/20150302042653/https://developer...

  EDIT: removed bombed joke.

• by illuminati1911 on 2/16/17, 2:22 PM

  "Technology alone is not enough. Technology must intersect with the liberal arts and the humanities, to create new ideas and experiences that push society forward."

  sigh What a load of horse shit. Hopefully this doesn't mean there will be less tickets for developers available. If Apple wants to make event for designers then sure, just do it but don't fuck up Apple Worldwide DEVELOPERS conference.