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: has <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 19:15:51 +0000
Arthur J Knapp wrote:
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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()
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>>>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. ...
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I love the British... ;-)
Awwww, s'sweet of yeh. ;)
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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.
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While I agree with these sentiments, it should also be pointed out
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that AppleScript is supposed to be the programming language for the
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"rest of us", (or whatever that expression is). It often seems like
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a beginning AppleScripter has to work harder than a beginning C
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programmer, precisely because there are so few libraries or complete
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scripts to make immediate use of.
Urk... I can't imagine anyone having to work harder than a beginning C
programmer. Except a beginning C++ programmer, of course.
But anyway, I don't see how using mods precludes learning, and I don't see
how using mods is any different to using scriptable applications and osaxen
in any case (and those get recommended to newbies all the time).
In fact, I think beginners would find it *easier* to learn if they could
get their script up and running quickly and simply, and then study the
details of how the various components work at their leisure.
(Or am I the only one here that pulled all their toys apart as a kid?:)
has