File Types and Creator Codes

[Tariel Gogoberidze]

On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:48:35 +0100 Ian Wood  wrote:

>  Just be aware that there is a big developer sh*tstorm blowing
> up about file and creator codes being deprecated on Snow Leopard -
> instead it basically just uses file extensions to decide what app to
> open when double-clicking on a file. :-(

Here is the interesting article about this issue which claims that  
instead Apple is pushing superior alternative, UTI (Uniform Type  
Identifiers)

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/22/inside_snow_leopards_uti_apple_fixes_the_creator_code.html

Tariel