Glad HAS weighed in on Appscript--his work on that coupled with PyObjC has made Python my "go to" language on OS X if C/C++/Obj-C or Java does not _have_ to be used for some reason.
HAS is an unsung hero in OS X-land. I hope the official recognition comes one day (if that is important to HAS). The community knows the immense value all too well already.