For me, programming is a hobby which I can occasionally put to some good use. I'm very interested, as long as I needn't be a pro to participate.
js ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Hofstader To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 7:26 AM Subject: Another List? was: Re: apple script and vo Hi, Since SL hit the streets on Friday there has been a bit of chatter on this and other general purpose VO/Mac related lists about AppleScript and other programming tools and issues. I like reading these because I'm a crusty old hacker with deep running geek tendencies; on the other hand, I would bet that most people really don't care as they will never attempt to write a program or a VO script. I encourage everyone to do some sort of beginner programming tutorial as just writing one or two very simple programs will help them understand how and why computers do the things they do. Such will also build affinity for the other application developers and the gang at Apple who bring us VO which will help one learn to be patient when your favorite bug gets ignored for a pretty long time. With that said, though, I would assume that the average person really doesn't want to touch on programming in a system language or do any scripting. Furthermore, they probably don't want to read what can look like Chinese to the uninitiated. So, I propose an apple-hackers list for those of us who like a little silicon under the fingernails so we can share ideas, techniques and lend each other code so as to promote development and avoid wasting time. Anything I do will be GPL so people can download it from SVN on hofstader.com (when I get it set up) and others will have their own ways of distributing things. This has worked for the JAWS scripting and programming blind mailing lists for over a decade and we members of one or both of them have had the enjoyment of watching high school hackers go onto get a degree and enter the workforce partially because we old-timers smack them around a bit while pointing them in the right direction. The reason I don't recommend programming blind for us Macsters is that it is almost 100% Windows and GNU/Linux people there and a sudden invasion of Mac people might make some people pretty uncomfortable as we're adding an entirely new platform to the mix and they neither know the answers nor, in most cases, have a Mac around to help us with our problem. What do you folks think? cdh --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
