Search Results: AppleScript

The ACM's History of Programming Languages (HOPL) conferences offer a rare retrospective on pivotal languages that shaped computing. By examining the languages featured in HOPL II (1993), III (2007), and IV (2021), this analysis reveals enduring trends and seismic shifts in software development priorities.

The OWASP Agentic Top 10 framework addresses critical vulnerabilities in autonomous AI systems, validated by documented attacks targeting tools like Amazon Q and Claude. As AI agents gain execution capabilities, these exploits reveal novel threat vectors beyond traditional security models.

While Xcode excels at auto-attaching to XPC services in Mac apps, it falters with custom subprocesses or multiple instances, leaving developers manually hunting PIDs. Indie dev Daniel Jalkut shares a clever AppleScript workaround that attaches Xcode to every process by name, streamlining debugging for complex, multi-process applications like his FastScripts utility. This tip could save hours for Mac developers tackling parallel subprocesses.

Malicious actors are exploiting GitHub's trusted reputation to distribute macOS malware through SEO-optimized fake repositories. These attacks use encoded terminal commands, VM detection evasion, and fake installers to bypass security measures. The incident highlights growing supply chain risks in open-source ecosystems.