"Not entirely true; for instance, the core frameworks in OS X sit on top of the C-based CoreFoundation, unlike the original NeXTStep"
True, but then again, CoreFoundation is to some extent a C implementation of the concepts of NeXT's FoundationKit. (I'm sure the scope has grown significantly since development began.)
CoreFoundation wasn't part of MacOS, and if I'm not mistaken it's something of a departure from the style in which MacOS development was done.
There's been a lot of layer blending, but like adding cream to coffee, with classic Mac OS being the cream and NeXTSTEP being the black coffee, the result is still pretty dark.
by Jon H — Mar 24
True, but then again, CoreFoundation is to some extent a C implementation of the concepts of NeXT's FoundationKit. (I'm sure the scope has grown significantly since development began.)
CoreFoundation wasn't part of MacOS, and if I'm not mistaken it's something of a departure from the style in which MacOS development was done.
There's been a lot of layer blending, but like adding cream to coffee, with classic Mac OS being the cream and NeXTSTEP being the black coffee, the result is still pretty dark.