NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit

E46997
application framework object-oriented framework software framework

NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit is an object-oriented application framework developed by NeXT Inc. that provided core classes and services for building NeXTSTEP applications and later influenced Apple’s Cocoa frameworks.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf application framework
object-oriented framework
software framework
basedOnLanguage Objective-C
conceptualSuccessor Foundation framework (Apple)
defines NSArray
NSAutoreleasePool
NSCoder
NSData
NSDate
NSDictionary
NSException
NSNotificationCenter
NSObject
NSSet
NSString
developer NeXT Inc.
historicalImportance precursor to macOS Cocoa frameworks
influenced Cocoa
Foundation framework (Apple)
Objective-C Cocoa APIs
introducedClassPrefix NS
layerOf NeXTSTEP software architecture
license proprietary software license
operatingSystem NeXTSTEP
OPENSTEP for Mach
partOf NeXTSTEP
programmingParadigm object-oriented programming
provides archiving and serialization
collection classes
core classes
file management classes
notification system
object persistence support
runtime services
string handling classes
role base layer for higher-level NeXTSTEP frameworks
supports dynamic messaging
key-value coding (early form)
reference counting memory management
targetPlatform Intel-based NeXTSTEP systems
NeXT computers
usedIn NeXTSTEP applications
OPENSTEP
Rhapsody (Apple)
usedWith AppKit
NeXTSTEP Interface Builder

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Carbon (late transitional API) ("Core Foundation")
integratesWith
NeXT Inc.
keySoftwareTechnology
NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit ("NeXTSTEP software architecture")
layerOf

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