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Any idea what he means by "web objects"? I read the whole thing but couldn't get a clear idea.

aaronbrethorst 16y ago
WebObjects is/was NeXT's web application development framework. Think of it as being like the iPhone SDK for the Web (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebObjects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebObjects). Interestingly, back in the 90s WebObjects was programmed using Objective C. In 2000, Apple (post-NeXT acquisition) overhauled WO to use Java. This was around the same time that the Cocoa/Java bridge was released for building native Cocoa apps in Java. WebObjects seems to be on life support inside Apple today. They haven't released a new version in about 20 months, and there's not much sign they'll update it any time soon.
starnix17 16y ago
He's probably referring to Apple's WebObjects framework for making web applications - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webobjects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webobjects I don't think it's widely used at all these days although I believe Apple web apps like the iTunes store and their online store use it.
itistoday 16y ago
Why, they're the future of the web, or haven't you heard? ;-)
- itistoday 16y ago
  Was I voted down because y'all lack a sense of humor, or was it because you didn't read the article?
  - coderdude 16y ago
    You can't get by on HN with little quips that don't really add to the conversation.
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    - access_denied 16y ago
      Well, your little quip adds indirectly to future conversations. Where does that put you? Just kidding, now downvote please.
9oliYQjP 16y ago
Others have pointed out that WebObjects is an actual Apple framework for making web applications. If I'm not mistaken, Dell used to use it for their online ordering site in the late 1990s. Apple used it also for the first iTunes Store iterations (not sure what they use today). I only have a superficial understanding of WebObjects but it looked a lot like a Rails/Django style framework with Objective-C Script or Java, and about 10 years too soon.

WebObjects is/was NeXT's web application development framework. Think of it as being like the iPhone SDK for the Web (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebObjects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebObjects). Interestingly, back in the 90s WebObjects was programmed using Objective C. In 2000, Apple (post-NeXT acquisition) overhauled WO to use Java. This was around the same time that the Cocoa/Java bridge was released for building native Cocoa apps in Java. WebObjects seems to be on life support inside Apple today. They haven't released a new version in about 20 months, and there's not much sign they'll update it any time soon.

starnix17 16y ago

He's probably referring to Apple's WebObjects framework for making web applications - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webobjects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webobjects I don't think it's widely used at all these days although I believe Apple web apps like the iTunes store and their online store use it.

itistoday 16y ago

Why, they're the future of the web, or haven't you heard? ;-)

itistoday 16y ago
Was I voted down because y'all lack a sense of humor, or was it because you didn't read the article?
- coderdude 16y ago
  You can't get by on HN with little quips that don't really add to the conversation.
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  - access_denied 16y ago
    Well, your little quip adds indirectly to future conversations. Where does that put you? Just kidding, now downvote please.

9oliYQjP 16y ago

Others have pointed out that WebObjects is an actual Apple framework for making web applications. If I'm not mistaken, Dell used to use it for their online ordering site in the late 1990s. Apple used it also for the first iTunes Store iterations (not sure what they use today). I only have a superficial understanding of WebObjects but it looked a lot like a Rails/Django style framework with Objective-C Script or Java, and about 10 years too soon.