Learning scripting is a valuable skill, with Python being the most popular language, potentially boosting career prospects. You might think that Linux scripting might only be for wizards.

The only difference that really comes to mind between scripting and programming are the tools that are used and the implied intent of what is developed.

Shell scripting is a lot more powerful than many people realize. With the right commands, shell scripting can automate many tasks and even make life easier for the user. Here's why you shouldn't sleep ...

Discover the Java Scripting API and use it to develop a dynamic, Swing-based weather application, in this excerpt from Jeff Friesen's 'Beginning Java SE 6 Platform.' ...

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 ...

A scripting language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an application or system program.

This course is a high-content introduction to scripting and programming with applications in bioinformatics. It is appropriate for students with little previous programming experience. The course ...

It's not clear whether Microsoft Web architect Nikhil Kothari's pet scripting project will become part of the company's growing family of 'Sharp' languages. But Kothari's first Script# prototype ...

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 ...

It’s with that in mind that computer scientist Ramsey Nasser has built قلب (pronounced “Alb,” lit. “heart”), a fully-functional programming language based on Arabic script.