A high-level programming language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be ...

CIO.com – Scripting languages have been around pretty much since operating systems were built to stay resident — back to DOS JCL, and no I don’t mean that DOS. I mean the Disk Operating ...

If your software development experience comes from the old-style world of compiled languages, such as C++ or COBOL, you may be a little mystified by the new generations of scripting or dynamic ...

Pall: For a large number of applications, when deciding what technology to use, it is no longer the case that the debate centers around dynamic languages vs. compiled languages. Scripting is now ...

There are numerous scripting languages, also called dynamic languages because they are interpreted and compiled at runtime. But a handful of them come to mind as the most prominent: JavaScript ...

JVM scripting language No. 3: Scala — fast, multiparadigm programming Scala (pronounced “scah-lah”) was originally developed as a research language in 2003.

Interpreted code is compiled into an intermediary that runs on any architecture. But this clear distinction tends to fade when you examine the exact features and potential capabilities of any ...

Still, scripting languages weren’t used in two areas of programming: systems programming and commercial, installable, “shrink-wrapped” products. Now those barriers have been broken as well.

Scripting languages have been around pretty much since operating systems were built to stay resident-back to DOS JCL, and no I don't mean that DOS. I mean the . OS/360 JCL, Digital's various command ...