Re: Woz calls for a more open apple

[mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Thursday, 17 May 2012 02:09:48 UTC+10, Michael J. Mahon  wrote:

> Hi, Matt!
> 
> I was just wishing for a little scripting, not a full-blown development
> environment. The user should be able to do some customization and creation
> without having to be a guru. 

The official line is that the browser provides an environment for application creation that's not controlled by Apple. Of course there's lots of stuff that the browser can't access ...
 
> Even a sort of macro language would be better than nothing. Of course, I'd
> really like iBASIC. ;-)

The Android devices have ports of Python, et al. for modern-day high level programming so they're the clear choice for those who value hacking. For myself, I'd rather code on my Mac (or Apple II!) and leave my iPhone as an appliance. I havnt' actually taken the leap into the Pad market yet; I'm always a few years behind the curve on such things.