A high-level programming language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be ...

The era of scripting languages is opening up programming to the masses and extending the Web as an application platform. Even the traditional Java and Microsoft languages have had to make room for ...

In this article, we will equip BoolScript, a simple Boolean language I introduced in my previous JavaWorld article, “Build Your Own Scripting Language for Java,” with Web scripting.

The Scripture of Python: An Inside Look at the Use of Scripting Programming Languages on Wall Street Anthony speaks with 10 Wall Street firms to find out how they're using the Python scripting ...

Sometimes a scripting language, or Swiss army knife, will do. Of Perl, Python and Ruby, only one was built from the ground up to combine scripting with object-oriented programming.

Several up-and-coming scripting languages--some open-source--are gaining popularity among software developers. These dynamic programming languages deserve more attention for your enterprise ...

Go's growing adoption as a programming language that can be used to create high-performance networked and concurrent systems has been fueling developer interest in its use as a scripting language ...

PHP, ASP Web scripting languages breed more vulnerabilities than Java, .NET programming platforms, Veracode's new state of software security report says.

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. According to the TIOBE ...