Editing Worldwide Developers Conference (section)

====2014====

WWDC 2014 was held from June 2 to 6, 2014 in Moscone Center West.<ref name="Apple's WWDC 2014 will Happen On June 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-wwdc-june-2-2014-4|title=Apple's First Major Event Of The Year — WWDC — Will Happen On June 2|first=Jay|last=Yarow|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=April 3, 2014|access-date=April 3, 2014|archive-date=April 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405171838/http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-wwdc-june-2-2014-4|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first time, the opportunity to buy tickets was given at random to developers who were members of an Apple developer program at the time of the conference announcement, and who registered at Apple's developer web site.<ref name="wwdc-2014-ticket-lottery">{{cite web|url=https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/tickets/|title=Tickets – WWDC – Apple Developer|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=April 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070028/https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/tickets/|archive-date=2014-04-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Moren|first=Dan|title=Apple's 2014 WWDC is June 2–6, tickets available by lottery|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/2139282/apples-2014-wwdc-is-june-2-6-tickets-available-by-lottery.html|magazine=[[Macworld]]|date=April 3, 2014|access-date=April 3, 2014|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201252/https://www.macworld.com/article/2139282/apples-2014-wwdc-is-june-2-6-tickets-available-by-lottery.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Apple also gave 200 free Student Scholarship tickets. The keynote began on June 2 and Apple unveiled several new software items, including [[iOS 8]]—the largest update to iOS since the release of the App Store—and [[OS X Yosemite]], which features a redesigned interface inspired by iOS. Announcements included the new programming language [[Swift (programming language)|Swift]], many developer kits and tools for iOS 8, but no new hardware. [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]] performed at the Yerba Buena Gardens, and attendees received a black windbreaker with the letters "WWDC" across the front and the number "14" stitched on the back, along with a US$25 iTunes gift card to commemorate the 25th anniversary of WWDC.