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AutoHotkey is one of the most incredible applications ever. As far as programming languages go, it's not exactly elegant. But it is easy to learn (if not to master), free, open-source and insanely powerful.
But I guess you might already know all that. What you might not know is why no new AutoHotkey version has been released since September 25, 2009. That's almost a year of stagnation: for one of the most active scripting communities on the Web, that's a small eternity. Is the project dead?
Several AutoHotkey branches started popping up, including a .NET port called IronAHK and other varieties. And still there was no word from AutoHotkey's developer, Chris. He was simply gone; no word on the forums for months, despite multiple threads wondering where he is and whether or not he's deserted the project
I decided to send Chris an email, and to my surprise (and delight), he replied! It turned into a short interview, which you can read after the jump.
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