Re: [OT] AppleScripter's Salary
Re: [OT] AppleScripter's Salary
- Subject: Re: [OT] AppleScripter's Salary
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:22:23 -0500
On 2/27/07, John C. Welch <email@hidden> wrote:
I find shell annoying for
many of the same reasons people find AppleScript annoying, because the
syntax you use changes depending on the apps/utilities you string together,
only without any pesky attempt at readability.
Yup. This is a problem with glue languages in general. If you use
the Windows Script Host, the fundamental language syntax is consistent
(either VBScript or JavaScript), but the object model is wholly
dependent on the target app. If you use shellscript, most of the
non-built-in commands have their own argument syntax.
I'm sure that someone finds if fi more readable than if end if, but that
someone ain't me.
An inheritance from ALGOL, which also had DO ... OD. At least Bourne
replaced "od" with "done". :)
I agree that the general idea that we can make programming capability
accessible without requiring the study of programming discipline is
untenable. We can make certain classes of workflows or repeated tasks
automatable, but that's a far cry from general programming.
--
Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
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