Apple’s open secret: SproutCore is Cocoa for the Web

WWDC got all the attention for the iPhone 3G and the apps demoed on it, which were amazing. However, we didn’t hear about something else…SproutCore! That new iPhone couldn’t have been the only thing they were working on. Apple attempted to keep this on the down low, and had everyone sign an NDA, but this open source project has everyone talking. We haven’t yet seen any pictures or videos, but here’s a description of SproutCore from the WWDC schedule:

SproutCore is an open source, platform-independent, Cocoa-inspired JavaScript framework for creating web applications that look and feel like Desktop applications. Learn how to combine SproutCore with HTML5′s standard offline data storage technologies to deliver a first-class user experience and exceptional performance in your web application.

Not much has been leaked, expect for when we found out the .Mac Web Gallery was built off the framework. Again, not native Apple technology; Charles Jolley of Sproutit used it for his online e-mail application called Mailroom. Flash for Mac has always been falling behind, due to Adobe focusing on the Windows version. Now, the puzzle fits together; Flash could have worked on the iPhone, but could not run rich web applications to replace desktop apps.

For more information on SproutCore, check out its official website.

Via [RoughlyDrafted]