Metrowerks today announced the release of CodeWarrior Development Studio 9.0 for Mac OS X. New features in this release include the Metrowerks PowerPlant X C++ framework, which allows developers to write native Mac OS X code using Mac OS X supported features; the fastest compiler and build system available for the Mac platform, according to the press release; a feature that provides developers a visual display of their package and allows for easy drag-and-drop of files or folders into the package; and expanded Objective-C code development within the CodeWarrior tool suite. For a limited time, Metrowerks is offering CodeWarrior Development Studio for Mac OS, v9 to new Mac OS X developers at a low pre-sale price, and with a special renewal incentive for current Metrowerks customers.