Re: solutions to scripting addition terminology confilicts [goi
Re: solutions to scripting addition terminology confilicts [goi
- Subject: Re: solutions to scripting addition terminology confilicts [goi
- From: Arthur J Knapp <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 11:20:35 -0500
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 12:21:29 +0000
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Subject: Re: solutions to scripting addition terminology confilicts [goi
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From: Mr Tea <email@hidden>
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>> When some newbie comes on the list and asks "How do I do... [something
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>> common]?", it ought to be a simple case of replying "use doSomething() from
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>> library so-and-so".
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This from Nigel Garvey - dated 28/1/02 05:38 am:
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> Rubbish. ...
I love the British... ;-)
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> If a newbie asks how to do something, you lighten their darkness. If
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> it's obvious they're only looking for a quick fix for a one-off project,
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> *then* you refer them to a library or to a complete script.
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I tend to agree with you here, Mr Garvey. Learning AppleScript by pasting
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together bolt-on modules & handlers would be like attempting to master
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oil-painting techniques using paint-by-numbers kits.
While I agree with these sentiments, it should also be pointed out
that AppleScript is supposed to be the programming language for the
"rest of us", (or whatever that expression is). It often seems like
a beginning AppleScripter has to work harder than a beginning C
programmer, precisely because there are so few libraries or complete
scripts to make immediate use of.
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