Re: on neophytes vs perfectionists (was Re: Tell Blocks Considered Harmful)
Re: on neophytes vs perfectionists (was Re: Tell Blocks Considered Harmful)
- Subject: Re: on neophytes vs perfectionists (was Re: Tell Blocks Considered Harmful)
- From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:29:09 -0800
- Thread-topic: on neophytes vs perfectionists (was Re: Tell Blocks Considered Harmful)
On 12/17/08 3:39 PM, "has" <email@hidden> wrote:
>>> I think it's best to avoid using unnecessary tell blocks.
>>
>> But here is part of the problem. You have a language that tries to
>> appeal to
>> neophytes. It was designed so that things like nested tells and
>> calling
>> scripting additions within tell blocks Just Worked -- and then you
>> say oh
>> yes, but please don't do it. You're putting the onus for avoiding any
>> problems it might cause on the wrong person, IMO.
>
>
> Agreed. There's no point being precious about such things, because
> neither AppleScript nor AppleScript users care if code is
> aesthetically pleasing or academically correct as long as it runs and
> does [more or less] what they want.
That's kind of language independent though. Sure, pretty, well-commented,
correct code that stands the test of time is preferable.
But when you have to get it done "now" or close to "now", "does it do the
job" is *far* more important, and I don't think any language can fix that.
--
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we
are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and
servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."
-- Theodore Roosevelt, speaking on President Wilson's crackdown on dissent
after the U.S. entered W.W.I
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