AppleScript is the best-supported language, but it tends to infuriate programmers; fortunately, there are a third-party JavaScript component and modules for Python and Perl (look in CPAN under 'Mac').

Microsoft is developing a home-grown version of the popular Python scripting language that's called IronPython, which will run on the .Net framework.

Want to learn a new coding language but don't know where to start? Here are 10 options for those looking to learn to program.