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by guelo 3936 days ago
Here it mentions XML and Javascript which is, um... different. https://developer.apple.com/tvos/
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pkaler 3936 days ago
I'm not sure what you're trying to point out. It looks like TVMLJS is the framework that the current set of "Apps" are built with. They're basically dashboard widgets that display XML and Javascript. https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/releasen...

There looks like there is a TVMLKit which looks like AppKit and UIKit. https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/releasen...

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chkuendig 3936 days ago
I think its pretty clear from that page:

- You can use all the iOS Frameworks you know and like to build/port your full-fledged apps for apple TV

- You can build simple apps ("ideal for streaming media") with XML/JS.

This means everybody can hack something together to get their online video onto the apple TV (video bloggers, local tv stations etc), but obviously for more complex stuff (e.g. games) you'd use the usual frameworks from iOS.

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