Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-17 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Eric d'Alibut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.04.17.0500 +0200]: > I see no one has commented on your example, which I take as proof > positive that this entire thread belongs in a museum somewhere, perhaps > next to the 'How many angels can dance on the head of a pin' scholastic > debates.

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-17 Thread Eric d'Alibut
On Tue, 2002-04-16 at 13:41, Joey Hess wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>perl hello.pl > hello, world! > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>cat hello.pl > #!/usr/bin/perl > use Inline C => q{ > void hello () { > printf("hello, world!\n"); > } > }; > hello(); Programmable script! Um...

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-17 Thread John S. J. Anderson
Shawn McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > begin John S. J. Anderson quotation: > > > > I'm confused by the above statement. Canceling out the double > > negative, I get > > > > "that is the definition most people mean when they know enough to > > call non-scripting 'programming'". > >

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-17 Thread John S. J. Anderson
Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Or what of this example: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>perl hello.pl > hello, world! > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~>cat hello.pl > #!/usr/bin/perl > use Inline C => q{ > void hello () { > printf("hello, world!\n"); > } > }; > hello(); That

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-17 Thread John S. J. Anderson
Shawn McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > See the followup email. It ain't my scheme, and I don't agree with it; > I was presenting what my experience shows is usually meant by people who > don't know better than the split "scripting" and "programming". Ah, I see -- we're mostly agreeing at th

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-16 Thread Joey Hess
John S. J. Anderson wrote: > So, where do python and e-lisp fit in your little scheme? (No pun > intended.) You can compile-n-run, or compile to intermediate > byte-code, distribute, and run. Or how about BASIC? It comes in both > interpreted and compiled versions; does the "scripting" > vs. "progr

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-16 Thread John Cichy
On Monday 15 April 2002 21:56, John S. J. Anderson wrote: > jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > when would you use programming as opposed to scripting? > > Well, before I answer that, define, if you would, the difference > between "programming" and "scripting". (Warning: I don't think there's > mu

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-16 Thread Shawn McMahon
begin John S. J. Anderson quotation: > > I'm confused by the above statement. Canceling out the double > negative, I get > > "that is the definition most people mean when they know enough to > call non-scripting 'programming'". You cannot cancel two negatives out of sentence by merely ass

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-16 Thread Shawn McMahon
begin John S. J. Anderson quotation: > > So, where do python and e-lisp fit in your little scheme? (No pun See the followup email. It ain't my scheme, and I don't agree with it; I was presenting what my experience shows is usually meant by people who don't know better than the split "scripting"

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-15 Thread Gary Turner
On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:56:37 -0400, John S. J. Anderson wrote: >jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> when would you use programming as opposed to scripting? > >Well, before I answer that, define, if you would, the difference >between "programming" and "scripting". (Warning: I don't think there's

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-15 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, "John S. J. Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shawn McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > begin Shawn McMahon quotation: > > > > > > The compliation step is seperate from the execution step, from the > > > perspective of the user. > > > > I should add "that is the definition mos

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-15 Thread Pollywog
On 2002.04.16 02:21 John S. J. Anderson wrote: Shawn McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > begin Shawn McMahon quotation: > > > > The compliation step is seperate from the execution step, from the > > perspective of the user. > > I should add "that is the definition most people mean when they d

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-15 Thread John S. J. Anderson
Shawn McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > begin Shawn McMahon quotation: > > > > The compliation step is seperate from the execution step, from the > > perspective of the user. > > I should add "that is the definition most people mean when they don't > know enough not to call non-scripting 'p

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-15 Thread John S. J. Anderson
Shawn McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > begin John S. J. Anderson quotation: > > > > Well, before I answer that, define, if you would, the difference > > between "programming" and "scripting". (Warning: I don't think there's > > much of one, if any.) > The compliation step is seperate from

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-15 Thread Shawn McMahon
begin Shawn McMahon quotation: > > The compliation step is seperate from the execution step, from the > perspective of the user. I should add "that is the definition most people mean when they don't know enough not to call non-scripting 'programming'". -- Shawn McMahon| Mc

Re: [headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-15 Thread Shawn McMahon
begin John S. J. Anderson quotation: > > Well, before I answer that, define, if you would, the difference > between "programming" and "scripting". (Warning: I don't think there's > much of one, if any.) The compliation step is seperate from the execution step, from the perspective of the user.

[headed OT] Re: scripting

2002-04-15 Thread John S. J. Anderson
jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > when would you use programming as opposed to scripting? Well, before I answer that, define, if you would, the difference between "programming" and "scripting". (Warning: I don't think there's much of one, if any.) In my mind, your earlier question was a "progr