A scripting language can give your Java programs power they wouldn't ordinarily have. Utilities such as IBM's Bean Scripting Framework make hooking Tcl, Python, Perl, and other scripting languages ...

Scripting languages have proven their value to Java developers. They let users extend and customize the application's functionality and appearance, which adds value to the program. In addition ...

Given its tendency toward verbosity and strict syntax, it might not be the best idea to teach Java as an introductory programming language. Accessible alternatives to Java -- like Python -- exist and ...

The November edition of TIOBE’s top programming languages list holds a surprise: For the first time in its 20-year history, C and Java don’t occupy the top two spots, with Java slipping to ...

Design & Dev Universities finally realize that Java is a bad introductory programming language April 24, 2017 - 2:58 pm CS 106A is Stanford University’s introductory programming course.

Java has stood the test of time in its over 25 years as the world's best programming language. Here's why developers still choose to code in it.

It prompted me to look at Python-like scripting languages that run in a Java environment. In this article, I discuss Jython and Groovy, two scripting languages that use the Java runtime environment.

The Java update complies with Java Specification Request 223, which lets scripting languages, including JavaScript and Python, run on the Java Virtual Machine.

The Java Development Environment (JDE) for Emacs and XEmacs already includes it, and a couple of other high-profile products will likely name it their embedded scripting language this winter.

However, scripting languages fall short if they are used to build large-scale or mission-critical applications, due to potential scalability and performance issues.