I wish this were true. While the networking value of WWDC can't be ignored, I heard something like 60%+ of WWDC attendees this year were first timers, probably

I wish this were true. While the networking value of WWDC can't be ignored, I heard something like 60%+ of WWDC attendees this year were first timers, probably because the balance between iPhone and Mac in previous years shifted drastically over to iOS this year, and it's a hot and newer platform than Mac OS X is. Or, how a lot of these new developers were coming over from other platforms, and the value of networking with them is not as high as networking with veterans, many that didn't bother to show up this year because it was so iOS heavy. Assuming, of course, that a large part of "value" is the person's depth of knowledge, interests, and involvement in the community.