As the WWDC approaches, the hype-machine surrounding the iPhone SDK seems to be ramping up. I am looking forward to attending the WWDC to see what innovative additions are being made to the MacOS X operating system and development tools. However, the big push of the iPhone SDK has me wondering if that topic will dominate the week.
Don't get me wrong, I see the iPhone as a fantastic device (even though I cannot get one in Canada) and was planning to write a couple of little utilities for it. But the number of people rushing to the iPhone product "trough" is overwhelming. I remember reading somewhere than over 100,000 SDK downloads have happened already.
My question is this: with so many people developing for the iPhone, and many of those probably charging very little or nothing for their work, is there any value in joining the rush and taking the time to figure the SDK out and do some development? I'm beginning to believe the answer is no. Perhaps attending WWDC will change my mind.