Chapter 8. The Cocoa API for OpenGL Configuration
Cocoa, also known as AppKit, is the Objective-C API for writing modern Mac OS X applications. Cocoa provides a high-level, object-oriented set of classes and interfaces for the OpenGL subsystem and for user–interface interaction. Cocoa is the modern successor to the NextStep API from NeXT Computer; the company’s initials explain the “NS” prefix on all of the class definitions and data types. Cocoa provides a more object-oriented API than any other option on the Mac, which is useful for building UIs, handling events, and functioning as an interface to OpenGL.
We presume you’re reading this chapter with a fundamental understanding of the Objective-C language and basic Cocoa, so we won’t spend any ...
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