OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The Ars Technica Review

I have been reading John's Mac OS X reviews since the beginning, and they never fail to disappoint. John's Yosemite review lives up to the high standards of his last work. If you're curious about Apple's latest operating system, this book is $5 well spent.

Siracusa sets the gold standard for operating system reviews. It's a shame that other operating systems seem not to ignite the kind of passion that OSX does in John. When he retires from doing this labor of love, the void may never be filled. Enjoy his labor while you can.

Always on point, John nails it again.

John Siracusa has given so much good analysis of OS X over the years, and this is no exception.

This book is the quinessentail OS X Review from one of the smartest and knowledgeable guys on the planet… and of course, I’m talking about Mr. Siracusa. If you want to REALLY get to know the inner-workings and understand the most notebable new features of OS X Yosemite, then this book is for you. For my money there is no one more capable and more knowledgable when it comes to understanding not only the newest features of OS X but the history behind it and what it means. In short, GET THIS BOOK!!! Its a no-brainer buy. Seriously… A no brainer.

John put another great review together this year and I'm glad to have made time to read it. I personally enjoyed the Swift details!

Sure you can read it for free online but buy it because it's the right thing to do and maybe we can convince Mr. Siracusa to keep putting himself through hell every year to produce these epic reviews. 👍

John's reviews of the OS help provide just the right amount of depth to give the reader an idea what is new with every release. This year in particular, the section on Swift helps explain this new cornerstone to Apple software development. Well worth the read for anyone interested in the new OS X release.

for your work of art.

Thanks for your hard work. Really :)

More than just a review, this is an enjoyable read; filled with whit and history. John Siracusa is the one and only reviewer for the Mac OS that bares full consideration. Well worth your time and money.

There's nothing better. I look forward to this with every release...

What can I say. John Siracusa once again created a masterpiece. Please don't call it quits after this, John. Please.

An exceptional work covering everything going on in Yosemite with a great historical perspective. You can almost feel the yearning for HFS+’s replacement when John reveals Core Storage is now on by default for even boot volumes. His coverage of Swift and, SIL, and LLVM IR is unparalleled.

As always, the Siracusa review is the pinnacle of tech reviews. I hope this isnt his last.

Yet again, another great review of OS X. I look forward to these “books” each year. Well done!

Read on the web but buy this version

I enjoyed every bit of this review, probably more than any other previous one.

The best and most thorough look into Yosemite. Really enjoying the review and little secrets I didnt notice when running the betas.