Re: [MacPerl] We're all Macperlers on this bus...

[online@mactech.com (Jeff at MacTech)]

In article <mac-perl.v04003a2eb1ad9c62fca3@[24.48.29.148]>, Chris Nandor
<pudge@pobox.com> wrote:

>At 10.11 -0500 1998.06.17, Jeff at MacTech wrote:
>>This seems like a good idea. They (toolbox and porting) have in common the
>>need for knowledge outside of Perl, including knowledge of another
>>language and Macintosh programming in that language. I just wonder if we
>>can come up with a name which makes it clear that this is the focus--maybe
>>mac-perl-toolbox-and-porting?
>
>Matthias suggested maybe a separate list for mac-perl-porters.  I think
>that is best; I would like to AVOID the similarity you draw: that toolbox
>modules and porting require the same set of "tools".  I want general
>MacPerl-but-not-C programmers to learn the toolbox stuff.

This sounds reasonable. What I was thinking was: as written, the toolbox
modules directly mirror Mac toolbox calls, so you kind of need to be able
to read Inside Mac to use them effectively (and safely), which requires at
least a passing knowledge of C (or Pascal), and definitely requires a
basic understanding of the way the MacOS is put together. So it seems that
to use them fully you will probably need previous programming experience;
at least, the discussion will probably involve discussing such topics, to
fill in the gaps for those without such experience.

(On the other hand, modules such as your AppleEvents::Simple are moving
toward a more Perl-like interface to the toolbox--adapting the toolbox to
perl, rather than perl to the toolbox--so maybe some day things _will_ be
self-contained. This would be very cool.)
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