Re: Who has that property?
Re: Who has that property?
- Subject: Re: Who has that property?
- From: Christopher Nebel <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:20:37 -0800
On Nov 9, 2005, at 3:40 AM, has wrote:
Scott Babcock wrote:
The main system library contains a handler to scan for library-
reference properties and populate them automatically...
Sounds voodoo-ish. Rule 1 of Reliable AppleScript Programming:
don't get smart, it doesn't like it. It's like trying to drag-race
in a beloved old Model-T jalopy - put your foot down too hard and
the wheels will probably fly off.
I'm not sure if I agree with that particular assessment of
AppleScript or not, but consider this from Brian Kernighan, who's in
a position to know what he's talking about:
"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by
definition, not smart enough to debug it."
--Chris Nebel
AppleScript and Automator Engineering
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