Re: on the lack of documentation (was: Re: on neophytes vs perfectionists)
Re: on the lack of documentation (was: Re: on neophytes vs perfectionists)
- Subject: Re: on the lack of documentation (was: Re: on neophytes vs perfectionists)
- From: has <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:51:07 +0000
Ed Stockly wrote:
You said: "tons of detailed documentation is not needed"
Which is exactly what I believe.
Ed, I don't care what you believe, only what logic and evidence you
can provide for your assertions. Which you've not.
I originally wrote a long, detailed response to this post, but as it
mostly just rehashed stuff you've already ignored I won't bother
posting it. However, I will pick out the following as it's just too
rich to pass up:
Just to clarify for the list, Make is not a command. It's a verb.
Semantic word games. The reason 'verb' and 'noun' get used in
introductory AppleScript is because these terms are already familiar
concepts to non-programmers, whereas 'command' and 'object' have to be
taught first.
A command consists of a verb and an object.
Jargon's jargon and can be made to mean almost anything if you want it
to, but here's the ASLG's definition:
"A command is a word or a series of words used in AppleScript
statements to request an action. Every command is directed at a
target, which is the object that responds to the command."
A command is a *request* and is directed *at* an object. Even ASLG
disagrees with your interpretation.
In other languages the command might be makefolder or makewindow or
mkwnd or mkfldr
Unlike you, I have taken the time to learn and understand "other
languages". Try the following instead:
window.make
window.make()
window->make()
window make
[window make]
make(window)
(make window)
If you're going to "clarify" things for the rest of us, please try to
know what you're talking about first.
has
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