AppleScript: The Missing Manual
I took this book out of the library three different times, hoping to write some small scripts to pave over some minor Mac peeves I had. I had believed the Apple marketing which had led me to thinking that if dogs had opposable thumbs, even they could be writing AppleScript code in no time.
Not so fast.
If I can prevent even one person from beating themselves up for not being able to write AppleScript after reading this book, I will be happy.
I was a professional programmer for 25 years, I have written code in around 25 languages, more than a thousand lines of code in at least 7 or 8 of them (including several OO languages.) AppleScript is one of the two or three hardest to learn/use languages I have ever come across. It was not until I got Matt Neuburg's "AppleScript: The Definitive Guide", that I found evidence that maybe all of my programming brain cells had NOT died overnight.
The best analogy I can give for AppleScript (and this book) is as follows: this book is like reading a home decorating magazine. In no way does that help you to learn how to build or even remodel a house. Even the most trivial remodeling requires some skill, whether it being able to replace a faucet fixture, or laying down carpet.
If you can use a script off-the-shelf out of this book, great, its worth getting. It turns out though, that %99 of programming involves a desire for more than that. It turns out that this book does not help here.
Almost every other programming language I've learned, I've learned through taking other folks code, seeing how they did it, and then either modifying it, or going off and writing fresh code, using the original code as a helper. AppleScript is one of the few languages where this technique will result in frustration. Neuburg explains why this is so. It turns out learning how to script one application (say iTunes) is of almost no value when you go over and try to script the Finder, or QuickTime. Its like learning a new language each time. They have all got their own quirks and implementation bugs, and reading the dictionary is not as much help as it should be.
I have not looked at the rest of the AppleScript books yet, but just remember, this Missing Manual book gives you examples of color schemes, it does not really tell you how to pick new colors that go together or how to paint.
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Not so fast.
If I can prevent even one person from beating themselves up for not being able to write AppleScript after reading this book, I will be happy.
I was a professional programmer for 25 years, I have written code in around 25 languages, more than a thousand lines of code in at least 7 or 8 of them (including several OO languages.) AppleScript is one of the two or three hardest to learn/use languages I have ever come across. It was not until I got Matt Neuburg's "AppleScript: The Definitive Guide", that I found evidence that maybe all of my programming brain cells had NOT died overnight.
The best analogy I can give for AppleScript (and this book) is as follows: this book is like reading a home decorating magazine. In no way does that help you to learn how to build or even remodel a house. Even the most trivial remodeling requires some skill, whether it being able to replace a faucet fixture, or laying down carpet.
If you can use a script off-the-shelf out of this book, great, its worth getting. It turns out though, that %99 of programming involves a desire for more than that. It turns out that this book does not help here.
Almost every other programming language I've learned, I've learned through taking other folks code, seeing how they did it, and then either modifying it, or going off and writing fresh code, using the original code as a helper. AppleScript is one of the few languages where this technique will result in frustration. Neuburg explains why this is so. It turns out learning how to script one application (say iTunes) is of almost no value when you go over and try to script the Finder, or QuickTime. Its like learning a new language each time. They have all got their own quirks and implementation bugs, and reading the dictionary is not as much help as it should be.
I have not looked at the rest of the AppleScript books yet, but just remember, this Missing Manual book gives you examples of color schemes, it does not really tell you how to pick new colors that go together or how to paint.
Editorial Review ::
From newspapers to NASA, Mac users around the world use AppleScript to automate their daily computing routines. Famed for its similarity to English and its ease of integration with other programs, AppleScript is the perfect programming language for time-squeezed Mac fans. As beginners quickly realize, however, AppleScript has one major shortcoming: it comes without a manual.
No more. You don't need a degree in computer science, a fancy system administrator title, or even a pocket protector and pair of nerdy glasses to learn the Mac's most popular scripting language; you just need the proper guide at your side. AppleScript: The Missing Manual is that guide.
Brilliantly compiled by author Adam Goldstein, AppleScript: The Missing Manual is brimming with useful examples. You'll learn how to clean up your Desktop with a single click, for example, and how to automatically optimize pictures for a website. Along the way, you ll learn the overall grammar of AppleScript, so you can write your own customized scripts when you feel the need.
Naturally, AppleScript: The Missing Manual isn't merely for the uninitiated scripter. While its hands-on approach certainly keeps novices from feeling intimidated, this comprehensive guide is also suited for system administrators, web and graphics professionals, musicians, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and others who need to learn the ins and outs of AppleScript for their daily work.
Thanks to AppleScript: The Missing Manual, the path from consumer to seasoned script has never been clearer. Now you, too, can automate your Macintosh in no time.
List Price $24.95 On Sale $8.75
AppleScript: The Missing Manual
I took this book out of the library three different times, hoping to write some small scripts to pave over some minor Mac peeves I had. I had believed the Apple marketing which had led me to thinking that if dogs had opposable thumbs, even they could be writing AppleScript code in no time.
Not so fast.
If I can prevent even one person from beating themselves up for not being able to write AppleScript after reading this book, I will be happy.
I was a professional programmer for 25 years, I have written code in around 25 languages, more than a thousand lines of code in at least 7 or 8 of them (including several OO languages.) AppleScript is one of the two or three hardest to learn/use languages I have ever come across. It was not until I got Matt Neuburg's "AppleScript: The Definitive Guide", that I found evidence that maybe all of my programming brain cells had NOT died overnight.
The best analogy I can give for AppleScript (and this book) is as follows: this book is like reading a home decorating magazine. In no way does that help you to learn how to build or even remodel a house. Even the most trivial remodeling requires some skill, whether it being able to replace a faucet fixture, or laying down carpet.
If you can use a script off-the-shelf out of this book, great, its worth getting. It turns out though, that %99 of programming involves a desire for more than that. It turns out that this book does not help here.
Almost every other programming language I've learned, I've learned through taking other folks code, seeing how they did it, and then either modifying it, or going off and writing fresh code, using the original code as a helper. AppleScript is one of the few languages where this technique will result in frustration. Neuburg explains why this is so. It turns out learning how to script one application (say iTunes) is of almost no value when you go over and try to script the Finder, or QuickTime. Its like learning a new language each time. They have all got their own quirks and implementation bugs, and reading the dictionary is not as much help as it should be.
I have not looked at the rest of the AppleScript books yet, but just remember, this Missing Manual book gives you examples of color schemes, it does not really tell you how to pick new colors that go together or how to paint.
From newspapers to NASA, Mac users around the world use AppleScript to automate their daily computing routines. Famed for its similarity to English and its ease of integration with other programs, AppleScript is the perfect programming language for time-squeezed Mac fans. As beginners quickly realize, however, AppleScript has one major shortcoming: it comes without a manual.No more. You don't need a degree in computer science, a fancy system administrator title, or even a pocket protector and pair of nerdy glasses to learn the Mac's most popular scripting language; you just need the proper guide at your side. AppleScript: The Missing Manual is that guide.Brilliantly compiled by author Adam Goldstein, AppleScript: The Missing Manual is brimming with useful examples. You'll learn how to clean up your Desktop with a single click, for example, and how to automatically optimize pictures for a website. Along the way, you ll learn the overall grammar of AppleScript, so you can write your own customized scripts when you feel the need.Naturally, AppleScript: The Missing Manual isn't merely for the uninitiated scripter. While its hands-on approach certainly keeps novices from feeling intimidated, this comprehensive guide is also suited for system administrators, web and graphics professionals, musicians, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and others who need to learn the ins and outs of AppleScript for their daily work.Thanks to AppleScript: The Missing Manual, the path from consumer to seasoned script has never been clearer. Now you, too, can automate your Macintosh in no time.
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Not so fast.
If I can prevent even one person from beating themselves up for not being able to write AppleScript after reading this book, I will be happy.
I was a professional programmer for 25 years, I have written code in around 25 languages, more than a thousand lines of code in at least 7 or 8 of them (including several OO languages.) AppleScript is one of the two or three hardest to learn/use languages I have ever come across. It was not until I got Matt Neuburg's "AppleScript: The Definitive Guide", that I found evidence that maybe all of my programming brain cells had NOT died overnight.
The best analogy I can give for AppleScript (and this book) is as follows: this book is like reading a home decorating magazine. In no way does that help you to learn how to build or even remodel a house. Even the most trivial remodeling requires some skill, whether it being able to replace a faucet fixture, or laying down carpet.
If you can use a script off-the-shelf out of this book, great, its worth getting. It turns out though, that %99 of programming involves a desire for more than that. It turns out that this book does not help here.
Almost every other programming language I've learned, I've learned through taking other folks code, seeing how they did it, and then either modifying it, or going off and writing fresh code, using the original code as a helper. AppleScript is one of the few languages where this technique will result in frustration. Neuburg explains why this is so. It turns out learning how to script one application (say iTunes) is of almost no value when you go over and try to script the Finder, or QuickTime. Its like learning a new language each time. They have all got their own quirks and implementation bugs, and reading the dictionary is not as much help as it should be.
I have not looked at the rest of the AppleScript books yet, but just remember, this Missing Manual book gives you examples of color schemes, it does not really tell you how to pick new colors that go together or how to paint.
From newspapers to NASA, Mac users around the world use AppleScript to automate their daily computing routines. Famed for its similarity to English and its ease of integration with other programs, AppleScript is the perfect programming language for time-squeezed Mac fans. As beginners quickly realize, however, AppleScript has one major shortcoming: it comes without a manual.No more. You don't need a degree in computer science, a fancy system administrator title, or even a pocket protector and pair of nerdy glasses to learn the Mac's most popular scripting language; you just need the proper guide at your side. AppleScript: The Missing Manual is that guide.Brilliantly compiled by author Adam Goldstein, AppleScript: The Missing Manual is brimming with useful examples. You'll learn how to clean up your Desktop with a single click, for example, and how to automatically optimize pictures for a website. Along the way, you ll learn the overall grammar of AppleScript, so you can write your own customized scripts when you feel the need.Naturally, AppleScript: The Missing Manual isn't merely for the uninitiated scripter. While its hands-on approach certainly keeps novices from feeling intimidated, this comprehensive guide is also suited for system administrators, web and graphics professionals, musicians, scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and others who need to learn the ins and outs of AppleScript for their daily work.Thanks to AppleScript: The Missing Manual, the path from consumer to seasoned script has never been clearer. Now you, too, can automate your Macintosh in no time.
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A very skilled, immoral tale about a guy who never gives up trying to get women in bed, despite his looks and kind of crappy attitude. The story takes off when this dude becomes obessed over a bulimic girl - and then joins her group to try to get her in bed. The group requires that this guy, THE SNAKE, partners with a different addict every week. Of course, it's never the bullimic girl he likes and he has to pretend he has an eating disorder or in some cases, go to bed with whichever said girl he's sponsoring. This movie is immoral, dark, politically incorrect, the way comedies should be. Maraget Cho even shows up for one very funny scene.
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