2008 in review: Mac developers who made news
Thanks to its size and its prominence in the Mac universe, Apple tends to dominate the discussion when it comes to chronicling the major news events hitting the platform in the past year. That’s understandable, but it doesn’t paint a full picture of the Mac market, which also features plenty of third-party developers who made headlines of their own in 2008. Here are some of the Mac developers who stood out from the crowd over the past 12 months.
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Tools can certainly assist in the code review process -- particularly in ensuring that the code adheres to corporate style, collecting metrics and applying departmental programming policies -- but some caution that you shouldn't depend overmuch on them.
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