Re: [MacPerl] Curious in regard to the future of MacPerl

[Matthias Neeracher <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>]

In article <391E16E7.AC3B7AA8@soth.zoneit.com>, Sveinbjorn Thordarson <paladeen@soth.zoneit.com> writes:

> Hi there
> I've been wondering about a few things...in regard to MacOS X.

> Will regular UNIX Perl scripts be able to run in MacOS X?  I mean, as
> self-executable?  Could I just type "myscript.pl" in the console and the
> script will execute, like in UNIX?

Yes.

> Is it worth aquiring MacOS ToolBox knowledge with the new OS coming?

About 95% of the Toolbox will continue to be supported in MacOS X. In some
areas, like window management and graphics, new APIs are coming which are
arguably or clearly superior to the older APIs. In other areas, like Speech
Synthesis and Recognition, the APIs will not change much, if at all.

> What about AppleScript?  Will the OS X continue with AppleScript?

Yes.

> Will MacPerl become more powerful with the new OS?

I hope so.

Matthias

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Matthias Neeracher   <neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch>   http://www.iis.ee.ethz.ch/~neeri
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