Comments for Digital(Analog) http://digitalanalog.net Occasional Thoughts on Social Computing, Visualization and User Interface Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:15:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Script v. Program 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!

]]> Comment on Script v. Program 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.

]]> Comment on Script v. Program 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?)

]]> Comment on Script v. Program 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.

]]> Comment on The tip of the long tail by Adam Gartenberg http://digitalanalog.net/2009/01/03/the-tip-of-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Adam Gartenberg Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:20:03 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/?p=60#comment-74 And here I was impressed when I discovered that there was an "Arc Welder's Monthly" magazine (hard copy, no less) while doing a summer internship several years back. If you're ever looking to go local when buying hand-made soaps, my wife is friends with the woman who runs Moondance Soaps - http://www.moondancesoaps.com/ - here in the RTP area, and we buy a lot from them. And here I was impressed when I discovered that there was an “Arc Welder’s Monthly” magazine (hard copy, no less) while doing a summer internship several years back.

If you’re ever looking to go local when buying hand-made soaps, my wife is friends with the woman who runs Moondance Soaps – http://www.moondancesoaps.com/ – here in the RTP area, and we buy a lot from them.

]]> Comment on The new iPhone is here by Brian Collins http://digitalanalog.net/2008/07/23/the-new-iphone-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Brian Collins Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:43:17 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/2008/07/23/the-new-iphone-is-here/#comment-49 Great blog. I have Wordpress and an iphone so I need to check this out. Great blog. I have Wordpress and an iphone so I need to check this out.

]]> Comment on The new iPhone is here by jay http://digitalanalog.net/2008/07/23/the-new-iphone-is-here/comment-page-1/#comment-46 jay Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:07:00 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/2008/07/23/the-new-iphone-is-here/#comment-46 Yay iPhone! And your culdesac looks like a ninja throwing star! Yay iPhone!
And your culdesac looks like a ninja throwing star!

]]> Comment on The Resume-as-Tag-Cloud Meme by fjania http://digitalanalog.net/2008/06/28/the-resume-as-tag-cloud-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-33 fjania Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:50:35 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/?p=56#comment-33 You would be <a href="http://digitalanalog.net/resume/resume.xml" rel="nofollow">right</a> :-) You would be right :-)

]]> Comment on The Resume-as-Tag-Cloud Meme by Roo Reynolds http://digitalanalog.net/2008/06/28/the-resume-as-tag-cloud-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Roo Reynolds Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:30:41 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/?p=56#comment-32 I'm guessing you have a lot of patents listed in your resume? :-) I’m guessing you have a lot of patents listed in your resume? :-)

]]> Comment on Why solitary workers can be faster workers by fjania http://digitalanalog.net/2008/03/27/why-solitary-workers-can-be-faster-workers/comment-page-1/#comment-23 fjania Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:42:49 +0000 http://digitalanalog.net/2008/03/27/why-solitary-workers-can-be-faster-workers/#comment-23 dilenia - I assure you, the posting is finished. If you want more detail, follow the links. dilenia – I assure you, the posting is finished. If you want more detail, follow the links.

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