Summary

Building frameworks can be a helpful means of packaging code that is meant to be reused between multiple applications. There are a few wrinkles to the process, but on the whole it is not difficult to create multiple frameworks. Frameworks can be packaged inside an application’s bundle. When frameworks are embedded inside an application, they become a programmer convenience that doesn’t impact users. The end user never needs to know about what, if any, frameworks are needed to make an application run.

The next chapter discusses packaging applications for distribution and installing applications. The various options available for packaging are covered. Multiple installation approaches are explained in detail, including a technique that ...

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