As I understand it, NeXT (and now Apple) actually has a patent on
KVC and O-R mapping ...
I recall an O-R product (in fact an O-R company) as early as 1985.
Can't remember the name of the company but they weren't alone and
this should not be a surprise, given the importance/prevelance of
databases and the emergence of object-oriented languages.
I'm sure you can find the elements of KVC in Smalltalk -- therefore,
I expect someone somewhere built the same/similar mechanisms on
Smalltalk and therefore I expect there is prior art on any broad
claims for the novelty of KVC.
Patents aren't for suing, usually, and I can't imagine Apple suing
over these ones (they're virtually irrelevant to its business).
Tom
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