Project Builder | |
Developer: | NeXT, Apple Inc. |
Operating System: | NeXTSTEP, macOS |
Genre: | Integrated development environment (IDE) |
License: | Freeware with open-source components |
Released: | 3.0 / |
Discontinued: | yes |
Latest Release Version: | 2.1 |
Latest Release Date: | [1] |
Project Builder was an integrated development environment (IDE) originally developed by NeXT for version 3 of the NeXTSTEP operating system by separating out the code editing parts of Interface Builder into its own application.[2]
After Apple Computer purchased NeXT and turned NeXTSTEP into the Mac OS X operating system, the NeXTSTEP version of Project Builder became ProjectBuilderWO (maintained only for WebObjects development). Apple created a new Project Builder from scratch for software development with the first version being introduced with Developer Preview 4 of Mac OS X.[3] This version of Project Builder, informally dubbed PBX.[4] was distributed with the first few versions of Mac OS X but with the release of Mac OS X v10.3 it was redesigned, reintegrated with Interface Builder and rebranded as Xcode.[5] [6] [7]
Before OS X, developers could use Macintosh Programmer's Workshop or CodeWarrior to develop Macintosh applications.
GNUstep's ProjectCenter IDE is a rough workalike of the original NextStep design; additional functionality is provided by ProjectManager, a 3rd-party GNUstep IDE meant for greater usability.