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: Paul Scott <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:05:58 -0800
On Dec 18, 2008, at 6:59 AM, Jon Pugh wrote:
I'm with Chris on this one. AppleScript is not loose at all. It's
an incredibly simple language.
It's simple only on the surface. Does anyone really expect a neophyte
to understand its intricacies? Especially since the documentation only
scratches the surface? And the problems aren't just with the language
per se. Are we really expected to depend entirely on the dictionaries
without any supporting documentation? Just one example (of a myriad),
what does iTunes do with "make" from the standard suite? What doesn't
it do? ... I feel abandoned.
On Dec 18, 2008, at 6:59 AM, Jon Pugh wrote:
Script Debugger provides [script libraries] for over 10 years.
Not from Apple. Yes, it matters to me. No, I won't indulge that
argument.
Paul
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