Comments on: Script v. Program http://digitalanalog.net/2009/02/04/script-v-program/ Occasional Thoughts on Social Computing, Visualization and User Interface Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:28:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Beau Key http://digitalanalog.net/2009/02/04/script-v-program/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Beau Key Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:15:04 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/?p=95#comment-122 @1: ".bat/.vbs/.wsh (gag)" => I love to script in .bat/.vbs/.wsh (+WMI & ADSI). Everything to maintain and manage 98+% of all of the computers -on this earth-! @3: Yes, scripts are invoking the best of the underlying Operating Systems. Just a sequence of commands. As for the speed, yes the performance of scripts sucks (just like Java). However on our modern machines you don't give a damn if script takes a few seconds more than (much more complex) compiled program. Easy to change and to test (-without- the compiler!). Scripting rules for me. I do not have to learn all the secret rituals to create a program, compile it, and make it run the way I like it! @1: “.bat/.vbs/.wsh (gag)” => I love to script in .bat/.vbs/.wsh (+WMI & ADSI). Everything to maintain and manage 98+% of all of the computers -on this earth-!
@3: Yes, scripts are invoking the best of the underlying Operating Systems. Just a sequence of commands.

As for the speed, yes the performance of scripts sucks (just like Java). However on our modern machines you don’t give a damn if script takes a few seconds more than (much more complex) compiled program. Easy to change and to test (-without- the compiler!).

Scripting rules for me. I do not have to learn all the secret rituals to create a program, compile it, and make it run the way I like it!

]]> By: Jonathan Feinberg http://digitalanalog.net/2009/02/04/script-v-program/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Jonathan Feinberg Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:53:24 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/?p=95#comment-105 @2 The lines between "interpreted" and "compiled" are not as clear as you imply. Java, for instance, is indeed compiled to machine code by the JIT compiler in the VM. It is not "intepreted." @OP I consider a script to be a program whose primary function is to run other programs. @2

The lines between “interpreted” and “compiled” are not as clear as you imply. Java, for instance, is indeed compiled to machine code by the JIT compiler in the VM. It is not “intepreted.”

@OP

I consider a script to be a program whose primary function is to run other programs.

]]> By: Kapil Gupta http://digitalanalog.net/2009/02/04/script-v-program/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Kapil Gupta Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:13:56 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/?p=95#comment-87 interesting point. I'm struck by the fact that we refer to perl "scripting" but java "programming", though both are interpreted. (part of that is possibly because perl is a simpler language?) interesting point. I’m struck by the fact that we refer to perl “scripting” but java “programming”, though both are interpreted. (part of that is possibly because perl is a simpler language?)

]]> By: Greg Wiley http://digitalanalog.net/2009/02/04/script-v-program/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Greg Wiley Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:16:41 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/?p=95#comment-86 While the lines are getting blurred, a script to me is any program that doesn't require a separate compile step on the part of the developer. So when I write Perl, ksh, or even the occassional .bat/.vbs/.wsh (gag), I'm scripting. While the lines are getting blurred, a script to me is any program that doesn’t require a separate compile step on the part of the developer. So when I write Perl, ksh, or even the occassional .bat/.vbs/.wsh (gag), I’m scripting.

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