Frameworks
In addition to tools, the developer CD contains frameworks and samples. Frameworks are directories full of compiled software libraries, header files, documentation, and resources. Frameworks keep related development information together. The libraries are present on all OS X installations so that Cocoa applications can run, but the developer CD-ROM provides alternate versions of the libraries to aid debugging and performance analysis. The header files are required to compile Cocoa applications.
A framework is a collection of libraries, header files, documentation, and resources organized so that Apple’s developer tools can access the information. Apple’s OS X developer CD-ROM contains frameworks for Carbon, 100% Pure Java, Cocoa, ...
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