IndieHIG
My highschool chemistry teacher was fond of saying, 'Gentlemen, we must seek isotropy.' This was his little way of telling us that we should all be on the same page, going in the same direction if you will. The Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) used to serve as a one stop shop for developers seeking the 'Mac' way of doing things with UI. Sadly, it seems that Apple has all but abandoned this noble document.
IndieHIG is a project that hopes to fill the void left by Apple. It is an independent Wiki that offers itself up as a collaborative space for Mac developers to define the way apps on OS X should behave. A noble effort, though one that I would expect Apple to be spearheading. Here's hoping that the IndieHIG ushers in a new Golden Age of UI consistency.
Gentlemen, good luck on your quest for isotropy.
