Mac OS X计算机使用存储在文件中的数据.strings扩展作为参考信息每当系统需要显示警报和通知中的其它消息给用户。这些字符串文件一般的文本文件,并且它的内容是由那些警报和通知消息。自的Mac OS X,需要使用特定.strings存储在系统目录中的文件时,某些错误发生,或在需要的系统发送消息和通知的特定实例中,这意味着该系统需要知道哪个.strings文件包含适当的文本消息要被显示。这就是为什么每个.strings文件与一个特定的错误或通知处理相关联,特别是因为该系统应快速找到正确的文件,访问其内容,并在屏幕的错误消息或警报通知上显示它。中的文件.strings格式可以打开和使用Apple的Xcode程序,除其他像MacroMates TextMate的软件和苹果文本编辑被观看。可能有其他的文本编辑器,可以打开.strings文件,因为这些是通常的文本文件,虽然文本编辑应用程序应该是与Mac OS X兼容,但它不建议尝试和打开这些.strings文件,因为这些是所使用的系统。
Apple Xcode is an IDE, which is an abbreviation of Integrated Development Environment, that consists of software development tools suite. It is created by Apply for OS X and iOS operated developing software. It is made to design, build and debug an innovative and more intuitive environment for Mac OS X computers and iOS devices. Among the primary functions this IDE can do for a user are to have a complete and quick access to the OS since OS X is integrated with many advanced technologies that are simple and easy to use, and to create apps using Core Animation, OpenGL and Core Image. The use of an application can be driven hands free using AppleScript or Automator. The graphics framework technologies built-in enable a user to create drawings, animations and other multimedia elements in 2D and 3D. It is also integrated with Cocoa Frameworks, which is a high level programming environment that can provide complete access to the operating system. This makes designing and animation a lot more fun and easier for users.
Xcode is developed by Apple which uses developing tools and functions as an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) mainly for software development. Xcode features a technology called Bonjour protocol used by the Share Workgroup Build, which automatically detects computers who has the free software which is the Distributed compilation for faster C/CC++ builds (distcc) and compiler services. It also can distribute the building of source code over numerous computers. Xcode has the ability to build software that can run on an Intel based platform and a PowerPC, which can either be a 32-bit or a 64-bit code. Latest versions also has Dedicated Network Builds, a second system which has better scaling in huge configurations. In projects that needs frameworks in building Java applications and Web services, Xcode uses Apple's WebObjects. But in Xcode version 3.0 WOLips was used, though version 3 still has WebObjects. Xcode also uses iOS SDK in compiling and debugging application for iOS which are running on the ARM processor. As part of OpenSolaris and developed by Sun Microsystems, Xcode uses DTrace, a tracing framework in which GUI instrument tools run atop. All downloads for the Xcode from previous to the latest version are found in the Apple developer website.