Title: A bit off the mark...
Product review: As a long time hobbyist, im not really impressed. This book doesn't really touch on too many of the 'hard' issues one would face when first getting started with applescript. The languages syntax, for example, is not as intuitive as its description suggests. Its english like, but its not english, and english takes a decade or so to master.The book says little about the language, and a disproportionately large part of it is just a series of example scripts categorized by the programs being scripted.This book is more like the answers to the test than the course that would prepare you for the test. I learned close to nothing from it.Im sure it has its place, but as someone pretty familiar with programming, I find that practical examples _aswell as_ some deeper, language directed discussion is nessesary to get anything other than a weak grasp on any language. Especially a language as slippery as applescript. But I guess I got what I paid for... its a pretty cheap book.
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