🤔 Which Version of AutoHotkey is Best for Objects and Classes? Find Out Now!
Channel: AUTOHOTKEY Gurus
Date: 2022-06-01

Understanding the shift from Vanilla to AHK_L is just as important as the shift from V1 to V2.   Watch this video and see if you can understand why we're moving in the direction we are...

TLDR: AutoHotkey v2 has made the language easier to use with new features, making it a powerful program for automation.

1. 00:00 🤔 A lot of older code is still in use, indicating that functions are still preferred over classes.
 1.1 People are still using functions instead of classes, showing that there is a lot of older code still in use.

2. 01:02 🔥 AutoHotkey has been a powerful program since 2009.
 2.1 AutoHotkey has been around since 2009, originally being a very functional and procedural program.

3. 02:37 🔥 AutoHotkey v2 allows users to program almost anything with its hotkeys and hotstrings.
 3.1 AutoHotkey was originally designed to create hotkeys and hotstrings in a simple way, but with AutoHotkey v2 it can be used to program almost anything.

4. 04:13 💻 AutoHotkey_L brings more flexibility and ease of use to the classic Arahaki language.
 4.1 L brings in unicode, arrays, and objects, making it easier and more intuitive to use than the vanilla version.
 4.2 AHK Classic was very specific, but the language was made more flexible to allow for more uses.

5. 06:23 💻 Autohotkey L improved automation with simpler syntax and COM object access.
 5.1 Autohotkey L made it easier to do more advanced tasks with simpler syntax and access to COM objects.

6. 08:12 💻 Autohotkey simplifies programming with classes and objects, but may be complex to learn.
 6.1 Classes and objects make programming simpler and allow for the use of dot notation object-oriented coding.
 6.2 Autohotkey is a generalizing language that allows for easier creation of things, though it may be complex to learn at first.

7. 10:59 💡 Raphael developed a function to bridge the digital divide, encouraging others to take small steps to build knowledge.
 7.1 Raphael created a function to bridge the gap between those who could and couldn't connect to the internet, providing a template for others to borrow from.
 7.2 The main point is to gradually build knowledge by taking small steps.

8. 13:05 💡 AutoHotkey v2 has made the language easier to use with new features, though it may be annoying to learn at first.
 8.1 Version two of AutoHotkey has improved the language by making it easier to use with features such as the buffer and unsorted map.
 8.2 We are discussing changes that happened in the past and are happening again, but with different topics, that can be annoying to learn but will be beneficial once mastered.


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