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Subject: Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:04:51 -0000 (UTC)
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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:
>>
>>> 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
>>
>>By *that* logic, even Lisp and Forth don't count as "full-fledged
>>programming languages" o_O Johanne's definition of a "scripting
>
> As a counter point, good luck writing a device driver in lisp. Forth maybe,
> no idea.
>

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