Th Topic: scripting language

Topic: scripting language

topics > computer science > programming > Group: types of programming languages

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automation
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command language
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design for change
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domain specific language
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dynamic vs. static data type
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extensible languages
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generic operations and polymorphism
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interpreter
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just-in-time compilation
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keyboard macros
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macros
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primitive functions
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reusable programming
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ref_any or Object data type
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string transformation languages
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system builds
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test scripts
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user-defined languages
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visual programming
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weak vs. strong type checking
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words defined by words

Subtopic: end-user programming

Quote: the goal of end-user programming is to allow the user to significantly customize the system [»myerBA_1992]

Subtopic: productivity

Quote: scripting languages can develop gluing applications 5 to 10 times faster than a system programming language [»oustJK3_1998]
Quote: scripting languages are good alternatives; better programmer productivity and acceptable efficiency

Subtopic: reuse of scripts

Quote: unlike object-oriented systems, scripting languages have generated significant software reuse

Subtopic: automation

Quote: avoid manual procedures; use scripts for repeatable command sequences; under source control [»huntA_2000]

Subtopic: scripting language as programming language

Quote: even simplified scripting languages need general-purpose control structures and variables [»myerB3_2000]

Subtopic: typeless language

Quote: Ruby is a pure, untyped, object-oriented language with metaclasses, iterators, closures, reflection, run-time extension, dynamic loading, marshalling, threads, exceptions, garbage collection [»thomD1_2001]
Quote: scripting languages are usually typeless; makes it easy to reuse and connect components [»oustJK3_1998]

Subtopic: pronoun reference

Quote: every function in HyperTalk sets 'it' implicitly; turns expressions into a sequence of statements [»myerBA_1992]

Subtopic: string-oriented

Quote: use strings and a mini language to control the graphics interface; e.g., Tk/Tcl or Limbo [»dorwSM1_1997]
Quote: scripting languages are often string-oriented; provides a uniform representation for many different things

Subtopic: high-level primitive

Quote: the primitive operations of scripting languages are more powerful than those of system programming languages; e.g., regular expression substitution and variable traces for updating the display [»oustJK3_1998]
Quote: REBOL is a scripting language for distributed applications; datatypes include e-mail, money, URLs [»sassC7_2000]

Subtopic: shell program

Quote: a Unix shell command consists of arguments separated by blanks; the first specifies the command [»mashJR_1976]
Quote: with UNIX, can write a program by piecing together building block programs with the shell [»kernBW9_1978]
Quote: used the UNIX shell to write a cross reference program in a day [»bianMH_1976]
Quote: a UNIX shell file can trap interrupts with a goto, ignore them, or use the default handler [»mashJR_1976]
Quote: about 30% of shell programs included both shell and non-shell commands; most in straight-line scripts [»mashJR_1976]
Quote: approximately 80% of the commands issued in Programmer's Work Bench are from a shell program [»mashJR_1976]
Quote: about 75% of UNIX shell programs consisted of straight-line scripts [»mashJR_1976]

Subtopic: links as calls

Quote: the KMS action language is a block-structured, command language using links to other frames for nesting; nodes as block and links as calls; nearly 800 commands [»akscRM11_1993]

Subtopic: distributed scripting

Quote: KMS agents may be large hierarchies of frames distributed over a wide-area network; using KMS action language

Subtopic: efficiency

Quote: a system programming language can often run 10 to 20 times faster than a scripting language
Quote: compared speed of scripting and user-interface languages; enormous variation [»kernBW7_1998]
Quote: for initialization, compiled languages fastest and script languages slowest; Java in between [»precL10_2000]

Subtopic: type system necessary

Quote: a shared type system is necessary to integrate multiple languages [»hamiJ2_2003]

Subtopic: problems with user customization

Quote: user customization hits a barrier when customization becomes impossible or it requires new techniques; e.g., HyperTalk in HyperCard, or macro language in a spreadsheet

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