Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages

On 2024-03-29, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com <Muttley@dastardlyhq.com> wrote:

On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:44:54 -0700
John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:

On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:55:33 -0000 (UTC)
Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote:
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My rule of thimb is that a scripting language is one whereby the
source code can be run immediately by the interpreter, eg perl,
python, regardless of what happens internally. A full fledged
programming language is one that requires a compile/debug/link step
first with the compiler and runtime (if required) being seperate. eg
Java, C

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By *that* logic, even Lisp and Forth don't count as "full-fledged
programming languages" o_O Johanne's definition of a "scripting

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As a counter point, good luck writing a device driver in lisp.

The Lisp machines had operating systems and device drivers written in
Lisp, interrupt-driven and all.  Where do you perceive the difficulty?

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