So you watched our liveblog, marveled over the new Mac Pro, and debated the new iOS 7 and OS X with fellow nerds. You may even be thinking that now's the time to get into iOS or OS X development after having seen all the new SDK offerings from Apple. And if you already have a paid developer account but weren't able to make it out to WWDC this year, you may have already begun watching some WWDC session videos.
But what is it really like to attend the WWDC keynote? After all, half the reason for coming to San Francisco in the first place is the revelry with fellow developers. We threw together a photo gallery of the activity at San Francisco's Moscone West before and after the Apple announcements—but sorry, we can't send you beer through the gallery.
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The day before the keynote, developers began swarming San Francisco while wearing their signature WWDC 2013 jackets.
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Moscone West decorated and ready for WWDC to begin.Jacqui Cheng
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The developer line outside of Moscone was characteristically long before the keynote.Jacqui Cheng
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Spirits were high: hey, at least it wasn't raining, and there was free coffee.Clint Ecker
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Many from Apple's dev community wore their WWDC 2013 jackets.Clint Ecker
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This is Clint Ecker, our intrepid WWDC 2013 photographer.Jacqui Cheng
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Inside Moscone West as people get ready for keynoting.Clint Ecker
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Some of the banners weren't covered, such as this one hinting at iOS 7.Clint Ecker
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The registration desk: locked and loaded.Jacqui Cheng
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Apple's registration people weren't going to give up any secrets.Clint Ecker
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Another uncovered banner told attendees what they were about to see.Clint Ecker
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The iOS 7 banners were everywhere!Clint Ecker
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So were the OS X banners.Clint Ecker
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A view of Apple's signage from the inside of the building.Jacqui Cheng
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Apple product designer Jony Ive (in the light/white shirt) chats with the crowd before the keynote.Clint Ecker
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Apple let everyone in a little early this year, leading to some socializing and general chaos before the keynote began.Clint Ecker
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The Ars Technica liveblogging robot (aka Jacqui Cheng) sat in a row with Lex Friedman and Jason Snell from Macworld.Jacqui Cheng
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The other half of our liveblogging team, Clint Ecker, put together this live photo setup with a tripod, a MacBook Air, a Canon 7D, and lots of luck.Clint Ecker
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Once the keynote was over, the developer crowd became enthralled with a Mac Pro being displayed in the lobby.Clint Ecker
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