Comments on: The Future of Mac OS Scripting http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/06/03/the-future-of-mac-os-scripting/ All Blown Up Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:30:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ben Burch http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/06/03/the-future-of-mac-os-scripting/comment-page-1/#comment-1289 Ben Burch Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:29:31 +0000 http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/?p=538#comment-1289 I use Applescript every day. And hate it. Yes, Javascript would be a boon, all it needs is a way to send applevents into apps. BTW, I really wish that Hypercard had come into the modern era; I loved Hypertalk! If the system scripting language had been based on Hypercard and Hypertalk I think we would have been MUCH better off. I use Applescript every day.

And hate it.

Yes, Javascript would be a boon, all it needs is a way to send applevents into apps.

BTW, I really wish that Hypercard had come into the modern era; I loved Hypertalk! If the system scripting language had been based on Hypercard and Hypertalk I think we would have been MUCH better off.

]]> By: Chris L http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/06/03/the-future-of-mac-os-scripting/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 Chris L Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:45:55 +0000 http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/?p=538#comment-1271 It sounds like a good idea. AppleScript never made sense to me (and I've been programming for 20 years). It seems all weird and imprecise. It sounds like a good idea. AppleScript never made sense to me (and I’ve been programming for 20 years). It seems all weird and imprecise.

]]> By: Quentin Carnicelli http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/06/03/the-future-of-mac-os-scripting/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Quentin Carnicelli Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:04:03 +0000 http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/?p=538#comment-1270 Oh sure, Javascript OSA is a nice start. But really I'm looking forward to a whole new scripting system without the overhead of OSA/Cocoa Scripting. Oh sure, Javascript OSA is a nice start. But really I’m looking forward to a whole new scripting system without the overhead of OSA/Cocoa Scripting.

]]> By: Randal L. Schwartz http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/06/03/the-future-of-mac-os-scripting/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Randal L. Schwartz Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:15:11 +0000 http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/?p=538#comment-1269 Have you seen "Javascript OSA"? (http://www.latenightsw.com/freeware/JavaScriptOSA/jsStatus.html) - install it, and you can use Javascript for nearly everything you use AppleScript for. Yeay! Have you seen “Javascript OSA”? (http://www.latenightsw.com/freeware/JavaScriptOSA/jsStatus.html) – install it, and you can use Javascript for nearly everything you use AppleScript for. Yeay!

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