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: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:24:06 -0800
- Thread-topic: on neophytes vs perfectionists (was Re: Tell Blocks Considered Harmful)
On 12/18/08 3:41 PM, "Paul Scott" <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Maybe I'm weird but I haven't found AppleScript any harder to master
>> than other languages. Different, but not worse. Much of the
>> practical slogwork of programming for me involves having a good
>> memory for syntax and function parameters ... which affects every
>> language I've programmed in. I still spend time looking up function
>> calls whether I'm in PHP, JavaScript or Bash. But frankly, I find
>> using full English words (albeit with US spellings :-) easier to
>> remember than shell commands.
>
> When I look up a C function or a Java class or what-have-you in the
> documentation, I get what I need, code it, and it works. With
> AppleScript, I'm forced to dig through the Web to find examples that
> look like what I want, use my 30+ years of expertise in programming to
> make a best guess on how to apply the example to my situation, code
> it, and then it fails. The reasons vary greatly. I then spend the next
> half-hour (hyperbole) twiddling until it works. That makes it hard to
> master. Mainly, I suspect, because frustration engenders resistance.
And how often is a C function of Java class completely changing because you
used it with case A instead of case B?
AppleScript is not, nor has ever been like C or Java, and if you keep
expecting it to be like C or Java, you are going to cause yourself a lot of
unnecessary pain.
--
"Defensive programming? Never! Klingon programs are always on the offense.
Yes, Offensive programming is what we do best."
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