Scripting

Scripts

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Script

Programs written for a special run-time environment that automate the execution of tasks that could alternatively be executed one-by-one by a human operator.

History

History

They are:

• Interpreted (rather than compiled) 
• Very High Level
• Easy to Use

Java

Python

public class HelloWorld {
  public void printHelloWorld() {
    System.out.println("Hello World");
  }
}

print "Hello, World!\n";

C#

Perl

public class Hello1
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      System.Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
   }
}

Performance

General Purpose

• Perl
• Python 
• JavaScript
• Lisp

Domain Specific

• HTML & CSS
• Emacs Lisp
• Vim Script
• Most Markup Languages

Uses

Automated Testing

Glue Language

GUI Scripting

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