Apple cuts mac automation manager sal soghoian the mac observer. Sal soghoian is the godfather of applescript and automation on the mac, but not for much longer. Sal discusses the history of automation on the mac, the possibilities for automation on ios and the tools and languages available to put the power in the hands of the user. Why the hell would apple terminate applescript and automator. The feature piece, also covers the development of xcallbackurls on ios and the introduction workflow, which was acquired by apple in 2017. Beloved engineer and evangelist sal soghoian has announced that he is no longer employed by apple. Automation with sal soghoian relay fm sal soghoian, the father of automation on the mac, joins katie and david to discuss the state of mac an ios automation. These technologies include applescript, services, the terminal, apple configurator and automator, among others.
With wwdc around the corner and speculation continuing about why apple purchased workflow a little over a year ago, wired has published a profile of sal soghoian, who worked on automator at apple until 2016. If you need to make the same changes to multiple filessuch as changing filenames or resizing imagesor archive or back up important files, you can create a custom workflow and have your mac do the work for you. As soon as jobs saw the demo of automator, he shouted stop. He says the move is the result of the company eliminating his position as product manager of automation technologies for business reasons. Sal soghoian reveals macoss hidden custom control panels.
By mikey campbell wednesday, november 16, 2016, 04. Apple cuts mac automation manager sal soghoian the mac. Sal was also on the automators podcast talking about this same idea. Makes it sound like sal soghoian invented mac automation he didnt. Sal soghoian is a user automation expert, software developer, author and musician. The conference is called cmdd pronounced commandd, and it will be held august 9th at the santa clara convention center. Sal also updates us on the omni javascript automation. Last week, sal soghoian announced that his position as product manager of automation technologies at apple had been eliminated. Does apple really want to kill automator, applescript.
Jan 11, 2017 after apple terminated his position as product manager of automation technologies for business reasons, automator and applescript evangelist sal soghoian is now guest blogging about these technologies over at macstories. Siri shortcuts may hit macos this fall rip automator. Now soghoian has resurfaced online with a new guest series covering automation at macstories. In 2016, apple and its automatorapplescript boss sal soghoian parted ways. Nov 16, 2016 mac automation product manager sal soghoian leaves apple after position eliminated. Nov 17, 2016 sal soghoian at macworld expo, january 2009 soghoian was in charge of macos user automation technologies. Powerhouse sal soghoian joins the pod to talk about everything from otto the automator mascot, to how the mac needs the command line to always exist. How apple programmer sal soghoian got apps talking to each. He is also the author of cocoa recipes for mac os x. Apple dissolves mac automation management post, sal soghoian to leave company. I joined apple in january of 1997, almost twenty years ago, because of my profound belief that the power of the computer should reside in the hands of the one using it.
May 01, 2019 in 2016, apple and its automatorapplescript boss sal soghoian parted ways. Mac automation product manager sal soghoian leaves apple after position eliminated. Along with keyboard maestro, you should be able to integrate automator workflows via the open. Aug 15, 2018 automators 3 with sal soghoian august 15, 2018 between moving into the new home office and dealing with the wildfire last week that ended up a lot closer to my house than i would have liked, i neglected to post about the latest episode of the automators. It was 1996 at seybold seminars, a printindustry expo. Sal soghoian, paul kent, and naomi pearce are collaborating on a new conference called cmdd covering automation and scripting on macos and ios. Veteran mac users across the developer and pro communities are reeling at the news that sal soghoian s position as product manager of automation technologies at apple has been terminated, after. Sal soghoian at macworld expo, january 2009 soghoian was in charge of macos user automation technologies.
Why the hell would apple terminate applescript and. Jun 07, 2018 he told jobs that no, he was wrong, soghoians technology was better than anything microsoft had. Sal soghoian returns to the automators to share his ingenious mac control panel built with an ipad, a luna display connector, and some clever automation. Currently you can control mac apps using javascript, though there are limitations to that. Itll be a full day of exploring the current state of automation. He showed me a really clever new automation trick he is doing that combines an ipad, a luna display module, and his mac combined with some cool automations and appl. Apple introduced a mac pro wheels kit designed for the.
App extensions are not a replacement for user automation. Automator gives you direct access and control of the powerful mac os x frameworks like core image, core data, core audio and core video, to process hundreds of images, or folders and folders of files. The daylong event will cover applescript, automator. Automator project manager sal soghoian drops by to talk about the builtin automation tool in mac os x 10. The sad news of the sacking of apples automation manager and guru sal soghoian is being widely reported today. That basically means he has been the motivating force behind applescript, automator, application scriptability and the technologies that underly them.
Automator can do in seconds and minutes what would take you hours to do by hand. Now soghoian has resurfaced online with a new guest series covering. Sal soghoian, who worked at apple for nearly 20 years and was the applescript guy and later, applescript and automator guy for most of that time, revealed today that he is no longer employed by apple. The app on the mac was one of the first to be able to interact and communicate with multiple other applications at the same time. Its streamlined interface and new abilities, define the next generation of automation in mac os x. Longtime automation product manager sal soghoian had his position at apple. Sal soghoian, the man who headed up user automation tools at apple including applescript and automator says that he left the company last month when apple eliminated his position for. Today seems like a good day to reflect and say thanks i first met sal when he was an independent consultant. Sal soghoian, the man who headed up user automation tools at apple including applescript and automator says that he left the company. A collection of websites about automation in macos. The same year applescript was released, soghoian copped a used macintosh from a friend and started fiddling with scripts.
Five os x automator tips for saving time and sanity. May 20, 2015 if youre interested in finding out even more about automator, check out sal soghoians. I would recommend looking at sal saghoians great books and videos on automator. Apple dissolves mac automation management post, sal soghoian. Working in the publishing industry in the 1990s, he discovered the power of user automation. Anyone who is interested in applescript or automator workflows on a mac will have heard of sal soghoian, sal joined apple inc. By way of perspective, though, in some newer fieldsespecially newer, codeheavy onesmost of the automation is osagnostic, tied to applications and libraries. Its been thirteen years since automator debuted on the mac, and soghoians biggest champion. Sal soghoian announces cmdd, a mac and ios automation. Sal soghoian, who worked at apple for nearly 20 years and was the applescript guy and later, applescript and automator guy for most of that time, revealed today that he is no longer employed by apple recently, i was informed that my position as product manager of automation technologies was eliminated for business reasons. Exautomator lead sal soghoian resurfaces with automation blog. Exautomator lead sal soghoian resurfaces with automation. Apple dissolves mac automation management post, sal.
From applescript, through automator, to workflow for ios, and sals future in the omni group the path of automation over the years is definitely interesting, but i still cannot fathom why apple let sal go. Sal soghoian, the father of automation on the mac, joins katie and david to discuss the state of mac an ios automation. Fans of macos automation features like automator and applescript feared the worst this week why the hell would apple terminate applescript and automator guru sal soghoian. Hes been doing it for the last 20 years, and i dont think most.
Episode 3 is our first episode featuring a guest, and there is no one better as a first automators guest than sal soghoian. Sal soghoian nyhthawk productions at apple, he advanced applescript, automator, javascript for automation jxa, system services, the terminal, apple configurator and the other macos automation tools, wrote scripting dictionaries for iwork, iphoto, aperture and photos, authored the mastered for itunes automation tools, and designed and. After apple terminated his position as product manager of automation technologies for business reasons, automator and applescript evangelist sal soghoian is now guest blogging about these technologies over at macstories. Creating automated workflows is a simple draganddrop process of visually selecting and connecting the individual actions you want. D engineer at duo security, proprietor of diana birsan, security awareness program manager, shopify charles edge, director. Its been thirteen years since automator debuted on the mac, and soghoian s biggest champion. Soghoian described it as automation, but for the rest of us. Sal soghoian, who is the master of automation on the mac, is hosting his own conference called cmdd. The mac had some superb automation tools under sal soghoians watch.
This website is developed, maintained, and hosted by sal soghoian as a service to the user automation community. Jun 03, 2018 soghoian described it as automation, but for the rest of us. There was shock across the apple community when sal soghoians position as product manager of automation technologies at apple was terminated, but the automation on apple guru is back this. The vermont recipes, one of the first books about creating cocoa applications for mac os x. Sal soghoian is product manager of automation technologies at apple. Apples sal soghoian announces masters of automation event. Hes the man behind automator, and he quite literally wrote the book on applescript. These technologies include applescript, services, the terminal, apple. Sal discusses the history of automation on the mac, the possibilities for automation on ios and the tools and languages available to put the power in the hands of. Google techtalks june 27, 2006 sal soghoian abstract mac os x tiger introduces automator, a new application that automates anything on your computer quickly and easily. According to a report from 9to5mac citing people familiar with the development of macos 10. Jan 11, 2017 back in november, sal soghoian shared publicly that his role at apple was eliminated after almost 20 years leading applescript, automator, and automation efforts at the company. Automator returns in leopard, even more powerful and easiertouse. He showed me a really clever new automation trick he is doing that combines an ipad, a luna display module, and his mac combined with some cool automations and.
He served as the product manager of automation technologies for apple inc. In this episode, sal walks us through how to create an applescript. Mac automation product manager sal soghoian leaves apple. Mac automation scripting guide apples official documentation for the automation languages in os x. Soghoian is a software developer that has been at apple since 1997. Soghoians exit from apple prompted a 9to5mac reader to ask iosmacos chief craig federighi about the future of automation on the mac which. While in san francisco for the relay event a few months ago, i spent some time with sal soghoian. Sal soghoian discovered applescript in 1992 while looking for ways to automate publishingrelated tasks at his service bureau. Custom accessibility keyboard panels macs in chemistry. Mac automation product manager sal soghoian leaves apple after. Five os x automator tips for saving time and sanity extremetech. Back in november, sal soghoian shared publicly that his role at apple was eliminated after almost 20 years leading applescript, automator, and automation efforts at the company. In his first post for the publication, soghoian shares his thoughts on automator.
It was revealed on wednesday that longtime apple product manager of automation technologies sal soghoian, whose work is responsible for services like applescript and automator, will be leaving the. Visual quickstart guide uses a combination of taskbased instruction and strong visuals to teach intermediate macintosh users how to automate repetitive, timeconsuming tasks with the automator application that is included with mac os x 10. The cmdd downhome scripting boot camp oct 1517, 2018 is a 3day handson applescript training seminar taught by ray robertson and sal soghoian. Sal soghoian says ask apple about future of mac user. Later in his career at apple, he introduced automator, a mac application that let anyone automate tasks with a simple englishlike programming language. If youre interested in finding out even more about automator, check out sal soghoians. Veteran mac users across the developer and pro communities are reeling at the news that sal soghoians position as product manager of automation technologies at apple has been terminated, after. Sal soghoian is a user automation expert and evangelist, software developer, author and musician. Sal soghoian returns to the automators to share his ingenious mac control panel built with an ipad, a luna display connector, and some clever. He told jobs that no, he was wrong, soghoians technology was better than anything microsoft had. Formerly at apple, sal has been an advocate of automation with apple gear for years. For almost 20 years, soghoian led automation at apple, most notably by creating automator, until his position was unceremoniously eliminated by apple in late 2016 see tell us your mac automation stories, 7 january 2017. Nov 17, 2016 sal soghoian, the man who headed up user automation tools at apple including applescript and automator says that he left the company last month when apple eliminated his position for.