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Scripting Language: A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted translated on the fly rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming...; Full Scripting Language Definition >>

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C to be the next browser scripting language... wait, what?: C to be the next browser scripting language... wait, what?C doesn't have memory corruption flawsC provides access to memory and leaves it as an exercise for the developer to program appropriately.Welcome back, pointer madness and memory leak.We web developers love to trade productivity, garbage collection and code maintainability /...; Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, C, browser scripting language, scripting language, Web browser; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
C to be the next browser scripting language... wait, what?: First off, I hope that everyone's fourth of July was as good as mine. There's nothing quite like spending time with family and friends over the holidays to put your work-life relationship into perspective of what's important. In any case, the security news didn't stop for the...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., C, Web Browser, Scripting Language, Flash, C/C++, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-07
How Java Plays With Scripting Languages: Off late Google search trends show that searches for the word "Java" are declining slightly, and searches for scripting language names, like JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Python, and Rails, are increasing. Some people are talking about the dismissal of Java and its replacement with these scripting languages. Though one can not...; Tags: Scripting Language, Programming Languages, Scripting Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development; White papers 2008-06-01
Who will win open source professor cage match?: Who will win open source professor cage match?I'd like it to be BenderBut I fear it will be Microsoft. Windows XP on the OLPC defeats the purpose, as indeed would any desk Linux in the machine.Python is used for very many successful OSS projectsthere are VERY many python-based open source...; Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Python, scripting language, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-19
56% of developers use scripting languages: Scripting languages are used by 56% of developers today, and while more than half of those developers use scripts less than 20% of the time, both the total number of developers using scripting languages and the amount of time spent is expected to increase during the coming year, Evans Data...; Tags: Developer, Scripting Language, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, site admin; Blog posts 2007-12-27

BitNami Mantis Stack (exe): Mantis is free popular web-based bug-tracking system, written in the PHP scripting language and works with MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases and a Web server. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Scripting Language, BitNami, Mantis, Scripting Languages, Web Servers, Databases, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2007-12-14
SWiSH Max (exe): SWiSH Max has everything you need to create stunning fully interactive Flash animations. You can create shapes, text, buttons, movie clips, and motion paths. You can also include more than 230 ready-to-use animated effects including explode, vortex, 3D spin, and wave. You can create your own effects or make an...; Tags: Movie, Animation, Scripting Language, SWiSH Max; Software downloads 2007-09-28
GO Script (exe): The key features of GO Script are: Dynamic and Collaborative Snippet system for easy and fast scripting; Save your code as snippets easily to avoid repetitive coding using GO Script Snippet Editor; Supports 9 different scripting languages; Scripting Languages include Batch(MSDOS/NT/Shell scripting), Javascript, html, php, and ini to mention a...; Tags: Scripting Language, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2007-08-27
pkMath (exe): pkMath is a general purpose mathematics software program that runs on Windows and utilizes OpenGL. It can calculate and draw high quality plots very quickly, and offers a built-in scripting language with syntax highlighting for advanced functionality. Here is an overview of just a few of the things you can...; Tags: 3D, Scripting Language, pkMath, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2007-07-03
Enhance Eclipse RCP With Scripting: Java Specification Request JSR 223 defines a set of APIs and a related framework to integrate the Java platform with scripting languages. The APIs are part of the standard library that ships with Java SE 6, so one gets free scripting support whenever one runs applications on a SE 6...; Tags: Jupitermedia Corp., Eclipse, Scripting Language, Java Specification Request 223, Programming Languages, Java Development Tools, Java, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools; White papers 2007-05-09
A list of Rich Internet Application Technologies for the Digg crowd: This comment thread made me realize that there is still a lot of confusion about what the different RIA technologies do. Statements like "Flex is Adobes AJAX offering." or "Flex is like a weak version of WPF/E when it comes down to it." just show people havent quite grasped where...; Tags: WFP/E, WPF, Expression Studio, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, .NET 3.0, Windows Presentation Foundation, OpenLaszlo, Apollo, Flex, Rich Internet Applications, Microsoft, Adobe; Blog posts 2007-02-26
Java update warms to scripting languages: Java update warms to scripting languagesThe problem with scriptingThe biggest problem with script writers is that they are viewed by management to be word processors rather than programmers. This means that they are paid like they are word processing staff rather than programmer staff. And it also means that the...; Tags: Programming languages, Scripting languages, Java Update, Java, Crystal Reports, tool, Pure Java, scripting language; Discussion threads 2006-12-11
Universal Desktop Daily - Wednesday, December 7, 2006: Universal Desktop Daily - Wednesday, December 7, 2006Save us from JavascriptI like the responses to the [url= http://tinyurl.com/yx9lfa]Mike Harsh blog post[/url]. It is nice that MS is allowing WPF/E apps to be manipulated by Javascript, etc. But there are a lot of developers who would simply like to place a...; Tags: Scripting languages, OOA/OOD/OOP, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere, scripting language, WPF/E app, JavaScript; Discussion threads 2006-12-07
Making Scripting Languages JSR-223-Aware: The new Java Scripting API integrates scripting languages into the Java environment. JSR-223-aware applications can execute scripts and, if the scripting language supports this feature, exchange data objects with them. This paper explains how to query available languages and how to communicate with them. But what does it take to...; Tags: Author, Scripting Language, Java Scripting API, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development; White papers 2006-09-21
When scripts become programs: When scripts become programsScripts ARE programsI do not see that there is any difference, in essence, between a script and an interpreted language. About the only difference I can see is that a script is a program "fragment", what in the old days we called a subroutine. On this basis...; Tags: Development tools, Scripting languages, Programming languages, programming, scripting language, programmer; Discussion threads 2006-07-21
BeanShell: groovier than Groovy: BeanShell: groovier than GroovyGroovy Kind of LoveHmmm. Maybe there's something to this 'dynamic' language stuff.I respectfully submit, this kind of 'stuff' dynamic constructs has been around for a LONG time.Most notably: PERLYou can learn PERL basics in about 2 hours and immediately find uses.Based on my experience, it's really an...; Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, Groovy, BeanShell, Perl, object-oriented, scripting language; Discussion threads 2006-03-03
Gosling and general purpose languages: James Gosling learned a lesson in a recent blog post on the subject of scripting vs. strongly typed general purpose languages, and that is that readers of technology news are evil. Yes, I mean you. You guys make that scene where Steve Martin goes off on John Candy in Planes,...; Tags: general purpose language, purpose language, Java, James Gosling; Blog posts 2006-01-10
Bricklin's WikiCalc: Much much more than just a mashup of wikis and spreadsheets: Bricklin's WikiCalc: Much much more than just a mashup of wikis and spreadsheetsWhy should I download an .exe fileto run this thing?That makes it no different than Excel. The thing should be written in some sort of machine-independent scripting language.Club Shepherd 2005You d/l an EXE, Single, So U ...; Tags: Scripting languages, Programming languages, Web servers, Development tools, Wiki, spreadsheet, mashup, Perl, scripting language, EXE, Next 77, Next 77 year, Scrollable, GOD SAVED, automatic date selector, Richard Gilmore, Bridge_SMASH Club Shepherd, BLESSING!!!!!!, Brickli; Discussion threads 2005-11-14
Transmute (zip): A tilemap editor for use in creating most 2D RPG's. Its easy to use interface, allows for rapid development of maps for your games. Also it includes an easy to use scripting language that is evolving into a more robust scripting language for any game. Editor also has a built...; Tags: Editor, Scripting Language, Scripting Languages, Games, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2005-09-06
Malicious code, not a vulnerability: Malicious code, not a vulnerabilityGuns don't kill peoplePeople kill people! Does it really matter if people still end up dead?The symptom != the diseaseThis is just another example of a larger trend: people blaming their problems on someone ANYONE else. No one wants to take responsiblity anymore. ...; Tags: SECURITY, Linux, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, flaw, vulnerability, scripting language, malicious code, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-08-05