Kind of, they also introduced Java as OS X system language alternative, with a Objective-C runtime interop, as they were uncertaint that the Mac OS developer community, raised in Object Pascal and C++, were that keen in adopting Objective-C.
Java as official OS X language only got deprecated after it was clear the Mac OS developer community was keen in adopting Objective-C.
Also the Objective-C driver framework from NeXTSTEP was rewritten in an C++ subset, based on COM's design.
Kind of, they also introduced Java as OS X system language alternative, with a Objective-C runtime interop, as they were uncertaint that the Mac OS developer community, raised in Object Pascal and C++, were that keen in adopting Objective-C.
Java as official OS X language only got deprecated after it was clear the Mac OS developer community was keen in adopting Objective-C.
Also the Objective-C driver framework from NeXTSTEP was rewritten in an C++ subset, based on COM's design.