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The biggest confusion is seeing Python/Ruby/JS as a programming languages. They are not. They are scripting languages. Something you put on top of your core cod
by RegRegReg 14y ago
The biggest confusion is seeing Python/Ruby/JS as a programming languages. They are not. They are scripting languages. Something you put on top of your core code.
- pekk 14y agoDoes the phrase "scripting language" have any hard technical meaning or is it just another subjective label?
- voidlogic 14y agoI've always informally thought of a scripting language as anything the executes by interpreting source code or bytecode (lacking JIT compilation).
- doktrin 14y agoThis might make sense if you contrasted "scripting" to something a little more specific, like "system" development. However, creating a "programming" v. "scripting" dichotomy makes no sense IMHO. Ruby & Python are programming languages that can also be considered, informally, scripting languages.