P.H.P. and Python (and Tcl/Tk!)

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 03:04:01PM -0400, phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org wrote:
> Scripting: Higher Level Programming
> for the 21st Century
> 
> John K. Ousterhout
> 
> http://home.pacbell.net/ouster/scripting.html
> 
> Quote:
> ------
> Scripting languages such as Perl and Tcl represent a very different style
> of programming than system programming languages such as C or JavaTM.
> Scripting languages are designed for "gluing" applications; they use
> typeless approaches to achieve a higher level of programming and more
> rapid application development than system programming languages. Increases
> in computer speed and changes in the application mix are making scripting
> languages more and more important for applications of the future.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> We use Tcl/Tk, a scripting language, to program our hardware. Ousterhout
> shows a very strong time and effort advantage for scripting languages in
> software development, in a comparison of various projects.

Many scripting languages do have types, so I certainly find the quote
rather misleading.  It may have been true 20 years ago, but things
evolve and (sometimes) improve.

Scripts may often be used as glue, but many full applications are now
written in scripting languages as well.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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