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Holy 2000s! Are we really still doing “programming” vs “scripting”?

• bigstrat2003 1mo ago
  Why wouldn't we? It's still a very relevant distinction, even if the terminology is a bit weird (since scripting is by definition programming). A programmer has very different needs when he writes a script to automate some server tasks versus a complex piece of software. It makes perfect sense that different tools will be more or less effective at meeting those different needs.
  • Revanche1367 1mo ago
    There is no reason why automating a server task cannot be a complex piece of software. I think you’re not aware of just what server automation is used for nowadays in countless cases. Also, Python is more popularly used in ML and web-development areas compared to server automation, so that would mean it’s not a scripting language by your logic.
    • mixmastamyk 1mo ago
      There’s still a great difference in requirements between small and large scale development.
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• itishappy 1mo ago
  My distinction is "systems" vs "scripting" but yeah. I'm bringing Y2K back next!