On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:57, Kenneth Gonsalves <[email protected]> wrote: > it all depends on what is meant by a 'scripting language'. I had always > thought that a scripting language is one where there is no need to > compile the code in order to run it. > Some people use this definition: scripting languages are designed for gluing: they assume the existence of a set of powerful components and are intended primarily for connecting components together -- http://home.pacbell.net/ouster/scripting.html
That paper generated a lot of controversy [1], but is worth reading. [1] http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.lisp/browse_thread/thread/c4b36dd81537e120/ -- http://roshan.mathews.in/ _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
