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Internet Foundation Classes
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<p>The Internet Foundation Classes (IFC) is a <a href="/facts/GUI/wBlQFWDP">GUI</a> <a href="/facts/Widget_toolkit/v8wM8wwy">widget toolkit</a> and <a href="/facts/Graphics_library/QkHaISm6">graphics library</a> for Java originally developed by Netcode Corporation and first released by <a href="/facts/Netscape_Corporation/JGWlEUI7">Netscape Corporation</a> on December 16, 1996. </p><p>The Java IFC was fairly close to the early versions of the <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a> <a href="/facts/NeXTStep/eL0bymga">NeXTStep</a> classes for NeXT. A builder tool was also included under the IFC umbrella that was close in spirit (but significantly limited in functionality) to NeXT's <a href="/facts/Interface_Builder/IMK6EyVq">Interface Builder</a>. This ecosystem was attractive to NeXT application developers interested in looking at the Java language. </p>