• pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com
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      4 months ago

      Boy oh boy would you hate AppleScript. This is what I have to type to throw files in the trash instead of deleting them.

      tell application ”Finder” to delete POSIX file “/full/fucking/path/to/file”
      
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        4 months ago

        Why do you need to “tell” some “application”? Why do you need a “finder” if you know the absolute path already? Does this imply that “finder” always runs, ready to be told something?

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          4 months ago

          Finder is macOS equivalent of Windows Explorer (maybe, it’s been a while). I assume Linux desktop suites have various similar processes. In other words, a second optional layer (with more features) to access runtime libc file manipulation api.

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      4 months ago

      I really appreciate the consistency. People also dog it for being verbose to write but it makes it so much more legible.

      /shrug

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        4 months ago

        I usually write verbose code and use self-documenting function names, but to have such a limited set of verbs available can be frustrating. They could at least have used a proper dictionary and included all verbs. Then have a map of synonyms that are preferred, like instead of ‘create’ they prefer ‘new’ (which isn’t even a verb).

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      4 months ago

      You don’t have to follow best practices though. You can name shit pretty much whatever you want.