Re: A date IS a date
Re: A date IS a date
- Subject: Re: A date IS a date
- From: deivy petrescu <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 16:13:50 -0500
On Feb 9, 2008, at 15:22, Ed Stockly wrote:
PS. As Michelle puts, I believe that the specific problem that
this thread is about, date in itunes is Apple's fault, but not
AS's fault!
But wait a minute, these kinds of terminology conflicts have been a
part of appleScript from the start and yet we continue to use the
technology and buy their computers and purchase apps with
AppleScript implementations and script these applications with
conflicted terminology.
So, cosmically, doesn't that make it OUR fault?!?
Maybe coming up with workarounds and going on with our scripting,
building our workflows and automating our solutions is enabling
Apple ?
ES
You know appleScript used to have a terminology registrar who
maintained a list of key words used by osaxen and app so that app
and osax developers could avoid just this kind of situation. Maybe
it's his fault for getting laid off?
: )
Ed, you might have written the above as a jest, I liked the questions
nevertheless.
I believe I said in my previous message that some problems are
inherent to AS due to its role.
Again, as I pointed out earlier, not just I buy their (Apple's)
computer but it is a major reason I will not jump ship.
To Linux obviously.
So is it our fault?
I do not believe in "faults" in this case.
AS is an enabling tool. In my case very enabling.
I understand this. In some ways, I fully agree with some of has'
criticism, in others I do not.
I do not expect AS to be what it is not.
Well, sometimes, but for me, even these times are very "enabling".
"Maybe coming up with workarounds and going on with our scripting,
building our workflows and automating our solutions is enabling Apple ?"
I understand the tone of the question, however, in spite of that, I
believe that the fact that developers (but not Apple :( ) implement
AS in their applications is a testament to the "enabling" power of AS.
As for the guy who was laid off (shame on him!), I do not believe that
Apple could or should enforce terminologies upon the developers,
sometimes a conflict might not be all that bad. Principally because
there are always workarounds.
Deivy
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