Speeding Up whose Clause Resolution in Your Scriptable Application by Greg Anderson
Although the Object Support Library will resolve complex AppleScript clauses for you, if you take on some of the work yourself the performance gains can be dramatic.

Getting Started With OpenDoc Storage by Vincent Lo
OpenDoc storage is a departure from what you're used to: it needs to support storing different kinds of data, written by different part editors, in the same file or container

Sound Secrets by Kip Olson
These less obvious features of the Sound Manager will help improve your application's use of sound.

Guidelines for Effective Alerts by Paige K. Parsons
This article elaborates and expands on the guidelines for the consistent and correct usage of alerts.

Printing Images Faster With Data Compression by David Gelphman
PostScript Level 2 printers can accept JPEG-compressed image data directly, which can greatly improve printing speed. Here's what you need to know to take advantage of this ability.

The New Device Drivers: Memory Matters by Martin Minow
Using PrepareMemoryForIO to set up memory for data transfers to or from other devices is a complex -- but very important -- process. This walkthrough points out traps and pitfalls along the way.

According to Script: Steps to Scriptability by Cal Simone
A clear, step-by-step method for developing your particular scripting implementation.

Graphical Truffles: Making the Most of QuickDraw 3Dby Nick Thompson and Pablo Fernicola
A few tips for QuickDraw 3D that might make your life a little easier.

Balance of Power: Advanced Performance Profiling by Dave Evans
Some new and useful performance profiling features of the PowerPC 604 processor.

MPW Tips and Tricks: ToolServer Caveats and Carping by Tim Maroney
All about ToolServer, a small, scriptable application that can run MPW commands.

Macintosh Q & A
Apple's Developer Support Center answers queries about Macintosh product development.

The Veteran Neophyte by Dave Johnson
Dynamic languages are the future of programming. Or at least they ought to be.

Newton Q & A: Ask the Llama
Answers to Newton-related development queries.

KON & BAL's Puzzle Page by Konstantin Othmer and Bruce Leak
The original Puzzlers return with another merry romp through the guts of the machine.