Dashcode?

Overall, it looks like a side project- there are a few nice workflow features, but in the end it's very very basic. There are already at least 2 shareware Dashboard editors- Widgetarium and Widget Code (which tells you how hard it is to make one). I don't see how Dashcode is better or unique from the others. It's certainly still light years behind Interface Builder.

I've been on the lookout for what Apple has on the way- based on their history I don't expect them to sit this one out. Interface Builder is getting quite dated but Automator shows they still have an interest in non-developer dev tools. I see about as much use for Dashcode as Automator- not much. Apple's Dev Tools team has very limited resources- every time I saw them it sounded like XCode had 5 devs on it. It surprises me that they're doing projects like this.

I'm still trying to figure out what language they're going to be focusing on in the future. Their Java support has been languishing and many people don't expect them to push Objective C too much further. A few rumors say that Apple is investing in Python which would be interesting. They've been completely ignoring Mono for reasons I can't understand.

If Apple decides to abandon Objective C and update Interface Builder (which doesn't seem like they've touched in 10 years), then they'd have my attention. Dashcode is a disappointment.