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Leopard Guides
Apple provides tools and programming interfaces to help move code to Mac OS X, where developers can take advantage of advanced features such as the Aqua user interface, the Quartz graphics system, and Bonjour networking.
A guided introduction and learning path for developers new to Mac OS X porting.   Essential information for developers porting applications to Mac OS X.  
Porting Topics
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Carbon
Guidance for adapting Carbon applications to use Apple's newest technologies. 		 
Darwin
Guidance for adapting low-level code and drivers to the Darwin platform. 		 
Java
Tools and programming interfaces for moving Java code to Mac OS X.
Tools
Techniques for porting applications to Mac OS X with the Mac OS X developer tools. 		 
User Experience
Guidelines for a consistent user interface when porting applications to Mac OS X. 		 
Windows
Resources for porting Win32 applications written in C or C++ to Mac OS X.
View legacy documents, including technologies, features, products, APIs, and programming techniques that are no longer supported or have been superseded.