| ▲ | dana321 a day ago | ||||||||||||||||
jars are just zip files renamed | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pjmlp a day ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Inspired by how NeXTSTEP bundles work. People keep missing Java's ideas due to OpenSTEP collaboration before Java came to be. https://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/stuff/java-objc.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_Objects_Everywhere | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | kbolino a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
JAR has additional structure to it, though it's mostly optional stuff, like metadata and code signing: https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/21/docs/specs/jar/jar... | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | favorited a day ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Wait until you learn what an iOS app's .ipa file is. | |||||||||||||||||
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