iPhone OS 2.0 & Open Source Development

What's the best thing one can do in these topsy turvy times of iPhone firmware 2.0 and Official SDK? Build yourself an open source tool chain to go along with your Offical Apple SDK!

The best directions for building the open source toolchain on Leopard can be found on the iphone-dev site. It can be built, and it is a load of addictive fun when you get your first app built and installed on your phone.

I also have to give two big thumbs up to Jonathan Zdziarski's book, iPhone Open Application Development. Jonathan will have your open source toolchain up and running in no time. The toolchain instructions in Jon's book are identical to the link i've provided, but his book can be amazingly helpful in clearing up many iPhone dev questions and curiosities. It contains a progressive wealth of coded examples that you can build, compile and test on your phone. A great way to get into some Objective-C coding and get a look at the iPhone lower API's in action.

There are a lot of choices out there today for accessing your iPhones potential. More and more will soon come. iPhone OS 2.0 and Pwnage Tool will likely be at the center of this controversy. I highly recommend taking a look at one of Jonathan Zdziarski's most recent essays...A little food for thought going forward?