AOS-P2: Exploring the vast and growing Apple Open Source - Part 2
In this second from the series of articles on the "Manzana Open Source » We will continue to explore the vast and growing catalog of open apps developed by the Technological Giant de «Manzana".
In order to continue expanding our knowledge of the open applications released by each of the Technological Giants of the group known as GAFAM. What, as many already know, is made up of the following North American companies: "Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft".
GAFAM Open Source: Technological Giants in favor of Open Source
For those interested in exploring our initial publication related to the topic, you can click on the following link, after finishing reading this publication:
While, to explore the related previous parts of this series, you can click on the following link:
AOS-P2: Apple Open Source - Part 2
Applications of the Apple Open Source
CareKit
At TO briefly describe it as follows:
"It is an open source framework to develop applications that help people better understand and manage their health by creating dynamic care plans, monitoring symptoms, connecting with care teams, among others."
While, on your own Official website, it is described more fully as follows:
"Apps created with CareKit help improve care for some of today's toughest medical conditions. Because continuing patient care at home with apps that can offer personalized treatment, track daily progress, and generate trends over time is of great help to a patient, caregivers, and family members.
With CareKit, built-in applications can easily allow you to create treatment plans and track patient progress, offer patients a list of daily tasks, and allow them to take control of their care.
In addition to, being able to collect information and identify trends over time, and offer graphs that provide significant information and trends to patients. And lastly, if needed, allow patients to connect with their healthcare providers with a single touch."
Useful information about CareKit
Much more information is available on "CareKit"This Open Source Framework, both on the website of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), dedicated to Research and Care as in your section of App Store apps dedicated to the field of Health and Medicine What do they use ResearchKit and CareKit, which can be accessed by clicking on the following link.
In this last mentioned link, you can see the list of free applications developed by third parties using the Open Source Framework "CareKit" for the benefit of many around the world. For now, it is a small list, but it will surely grow over time. The apps currently created are the following:
- nurture: App for the care and control of pregnancy and baby.
- One drop: App for diabetes care and heart health.
- Glow baby: App for the management of lactation and the use of diapers.
- The Diary Health App: App for the improvement of personal health.
Note: Remember that, to learn more about each of the existing Open Apple Applications, the following websites are available called Open Source - Apple Developer (Open Source - Apple Developer) y MacOS Forge (macOS Forge).
Conclusion
We hope this "useful little post" on this second exploration of the «Apple Open Source», offer an interesting and useful open application more developed by the Technological Giant of «Apple»; and is of great interest and utility, for the entire «Comunidad de Software Libre y Código Abierto» and of great contribution to the diffusion of the wonderful, gigantic and growing ecosystem of applications of «GNU/Linux».
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