Rodent Regatta

Applescript or Unix script…I believe there is some kinship between those tools and some of the ”other scripting languages.” I’m not sure what makes a language a scripting language. I can list some things that I think are scripting languages – PHP, Perl, Python. Are there others? I’m reasonably confident when I select a hammer from the tool box instead of screwdriver. The task before me is understood well enough to make the right selection. Programming languages might as well be Aramaic, ancient Greek and Sanscrit. What tips you off as to which tool to reach for?

Java, C#, Python, and Ruby. I try to avoid religious wars of all kinds, especially those that revolve around programming languages. But I can’t resist agreeing with Sam Ruby’s vote of confidence in favor of the modern scripting languages: ... [Jon’s Radio]