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What a shame. I really thought we'd see some interesting developments in the macOS automation space, as only a couple of years ago JS was introduced as a script
by sarreph 10y ago
What a shame. I really thought we'd see some interesting developments in the macOS automation space, as only a couple of years ago JS was introduced as a scripting language alongside AScript. However, this is worrying as there are so so many individuals who rely on bespoke, fine-grained task automation (and not just glossy consumer apps) to use their Mac productively.
- matt4077 10y agoI'm quite happy with hammerspoon for MacOS GUI automation. I'm using it to collect the screenshots for a hyper(term) theme gallery (https://hyperthemes.matthi.coffee https://hyperthemes.matthi.coffee). Although now I'm not sure how much hammerspoon relies on the official APIs.
- i336_ 10y agoTwo things: 1. You have "https:/" (<-- one "/") in the hyper.io link 2. "server can't find hyper.io: SERVFAIL" I'm interested in terminals, but this has an impossible-to-Google name (for obvious reasons). The themes look really cool though!
- Spooky23 10y agoApple is intensely focused on monetization of anything now that the iPhone is turning into a more mature (i.e. Lower growth) product. Do you really expect that a company that is monetizing power brick extension cables in $3000 laptops and USB cables in $700 phones is going to continue to give away the store with things that deliver high value at low cost?
- tedmiston 10y agoI think JavaScript was added and AppleScript Editor renamed to Script Editor as Apple's hint that AppleScript is a dead language. Automator is what it is (I don't use it), but we have to be realistic in admitting it never really caught on. Even drag-and-drop GUI programming is too intimidating to the average user. I hope this is not a harbinger of Apple giving up on user automation entirely.