Devs prepare for hunger strike

Now that the dates for Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference 2008 have been available for nearly a week, other facts are slowly coming to light about the coders' week-long retreat to the heart of San Francisco.

Developers have long been spoiled by the sumptuous feasts of years past, which have since slipped into cookies and juice fit for a kindergarten snack break, at best. But catering industry insiders suggest that this year will be leaner than most.

"It's all baked beans and hardtack this year," reports an convention coordinating tipster.

It seems the sweet smell of Jamba Juice has been blown away to be replaced by the effervescent beany remains of lunches at the end of the day.

The beer bash will no doubt be more popular than ever, to wash away the last vestiges of memories of stomachs and noses wearied by high legume consumption.

A visibly disturbed food service worker who declined to identify themselves for this story added, "I also overheard one of the planners say something about "kittens", but that can't possibly be right . . . can it?"