AutoHotkey

Raised as a usability problem by 14 people on Hacker News over 8 years (2016–2023), in 10 threads.

People raised many different problems with AutoHotkey, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 15 complaints

Alien syntax, version incompatibilities and outdated online docs make learning difficult2023-08-22
Commenter cannot get started with the tutorials, finds them impenetrable2023-08-22
Script fails when multiple modifiers are combined with the remapped arrow keys2023-08-22
Writing scripts in AHK v1 was a pain, with many quirks2023-08-22
The language is confusing to read and write, almost as bad as bash2023-05-04
Too many obscure hotkey combinations to remember, so they must open the script to look them up2023-03-12
Syntax rules are confusing, so writing scripts becomes trial and error2023-01-29
Commenter finds AutoHotkey's syntax very hard to understand2023-01-06
Inconsistent brace and delimiter rules are hard to remember when used infrequently2023-01-04
Global mute gives no 'you are muted' indicator, making the experience confusing2022-08-30
Overloaded semicolon key sends ; on quick taps and acts as modifier when held, causing false input2020-05-13
Syntax mixes Basic, JavaScript and batch conventions, making complex scripts hard to write2020-05-12
Shift key sometimes locks on when using remapped alt key, requiring logout2018-09-15
Simple tasks like clicking a point require knowing exact screen coordinates, which is a hassle2017-07-09
Language is terribly designed, making scripting feel awkward to the author2016-07-14