WWDC 2009 iPhone Session Videos? [closed]

Question

Has anyone bought these videos and if so are they worth the $299 price tag? I noticed that there is a lot of content here; is it worth it?

Answer 1

I was at WWDC, and I can tell you that if you are serious about developing for the iPhone, buy these videos. They are full of practical information, particularly in regards to the new iPhone OS 3.0 additions and OpenGL ES 2.0 on the iPhone 3GS (and now, new iPod touch). The presenters are much more polished than you usually see at technical conferences.

For example, I wanted to implement custom copy-and-paste support in my application, so I watched the video and an hour and a half later I had everything working. Were I to take the time to track down the right information online or in documentation, it would have taken me much longer than the simple "this is what you need to know" approach of the WWDC session.

The videos are nicely encoded to play on your iPhone (or iPod), so you can take them with you to watch on an airplane or while sitting outside.

If I'm not mistaken, you also get access to some sample code that was only made available to WWDC attendees and hasn't (yet) been posted online. Overall, you get a lot of content for your money.

Answer 2

I wasn't at WWDC but I did buy the (whole) set, and basically... it's worth it.

I don't have $500 lying around just like that, but the vids are a pretty awesome / high quality and more importantly, a compact and content-packed resource of information regarding iPhone/Mac development which I'd otherwise spend on a couple books and countless hours of googling, asking, research etc etc.. and basically it allowed me to circumvent newbie-errors and give me a headstart in many areas I'd otherwise wouldn't have had.

Depending on how much your average hour is 'worth' professionally, these videos will pay of rather sooner than later, let alone the sample code.