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The performance of Mac OS X applications and hardware devices can be measured, evaluated, and optimized using Apple's developer tools, technologies, and programming interfaces. Developers can fine-tune their applications for high performance using tools such as the Shark code-profiling application, features such as multiprocessing, and APIs such as the one for the vDSP library.
A guided introduction to improving performance in Mac OS X software.   Essential information for improving the performance of developer applications.   API references, organized by framework.
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Leopard Technology Series for Developers: Graphics & Media Overview (HTML)
Describes Leopard's graphics and media capabilities.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-11
Improving Your Software with Xcode andStatic Code Analysis Techniques (HTML)
Learn about static analysis and get started using it with an Xcode project.
 Tools 2006-07-10
Optimizing Your Application with System Trace in Shark 4 (HTML)
See how your code interacts with Mac OS X using the power of Shark.
 Tools 2006-01-30
Taking Advantage of the Accelerate Framework (HTML)
Learn how your application can run on PowerPC- or Intel-based Macs without processor-specific customization.
 Audio, Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Vector Engines 2005-10-03
Porting Multithreaded Applications from Win32 to Mac OS X (HTML)
Learn how Mac OS X handles multithreading, before porting your Win32 application.
 Carbon, Cocoa, Multiprocessing 2005-06-20
Introduction to MPI Distributed Programming on Mac OS X (HTML)
Learn how to create tightly coupled, distributed algorithms to run on multiple computers using MPI.
 High Performance Computing, Multiprocessing 2005-02-14
Tiger Developer Overview Series: Developing 64-bit Applications (HTML)
Learn how Mac OS X Tiger breaks the limitations of 32-bit computing.
 Darwin, High Performance Computing 2004-12-20
Optimizing Your Applications with Shark 4 (HTML)
Learn how using Shark 4 can help you dramatically improve performance in your application.
 Tools 2004-11-08
Xgrid: High Performance Computing for the Rest of Us (HTML)
Learn how mathematicians and scientists are making the most of Xgrid's power and easy setup.
 High Performance Computing 2004-03-29
Optimizing with Shark: Big Payoff, Small Effort (HTML)
Learn to improve your application's performance by sampling a real application using Shark.
 Tools 2004-01-19
Optimizing for the Power Mac G5 (HTML)
Learn how to optimize your code for the Power Mac G5.
 Vector Engines 2003-10-24
Maximizing Mac OS X Application Performance (HTML)
Learn how to achieve better performance on Mac OS X.
 Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Tools 2003-06-23