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Probably because it's the scripting language equivalent to Clippy. Ref.: Approved "verbs"
Boy oh boy would you hate AppleScript. This is what I have to type to throw files in the trash instead of deleting them.
Why do you need to "tell" some "application"? Why do you need a "finder" if you know the absolute path already? Does this imply that "finder" always runs, ready to be told something?
Finder is macOS equivalent of Windows Explorer (maybe, it’s been a while). I assume Linux desktop suites have various similar processes. In other words, a second optional layer (with more features) to access runtime libc file manipulation api.
Explorers in Linux don't work like this. They are just some app you can move your files with.
Yes. Finder is just some app you can move files with on macOS.
I really appreciate the consistency. People also dog it for being verbose to write but it makes it so much more legible.
/shrug
I usually write verbose code and use self-documenting function names, but to have such a limited set of verbs available can be frustrating. They could at least have used a proper dictionary and included all verbs. Then have a map of synonyms that are preferred, like instead of 'create' they prefer 'new' (which isn't even a verb).
You don't have to follow best practices though. You can name shit pretty much whatever you want.
No, but if you don't the UI will nag at you just like Clippy did, which is my point.
Only if you haven't disabled or dismissed the "problem"