GNUstepWeb is a development environment and an
application server for
Web Application
A web application (or web app) is application software that is accessed using a web browser. Web applications are delivered on the World Wide Web to users with an active network connection.
History
In earlier computing models like client-serve ...
s. It is characterized by strict separation of data storage, processing and user interface development.
GNUstepWeb is based on
GNUstep
GNUstep is a free software implementation of the Cocoa (formerly OpenStep) Objective-C frameworks, widget toolkit, and application development tools for Unix-like operating systems and Microsoft Windows. It is part of the GNU Project.
GNUst ...
. Its goals are to be compatible to
WebObjects
WebObjects was a Java web application server and a server-based web application framework originally developed by NeXT Software, Inc.
WebObject's hallmark features are its object-orientation, database connectivity, and prototyping tools. ...
version 4.5.x with some extensions.
Apple
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ances ...
's WebObjects was ported to
Java with version 5. GNUstepWeb continues using
Objective-C
Objective-C is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style messaging to the C programming language. Originally developed by Brad Cox and Tom Love in the early 1980s, it was selected by NeXT for its N ...
.
External links
GNUstep.org- homepage
GNUstepWiki - homepage of GNUstep wiki
lists.turbocat.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/gswhackers – developer mailing list.
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Servers (computing)
NeXT
Software that uses GNUstep