In the The State of the Scripting Universe, DevEdge’s Lynn Greiner interviews Dave Thomas for Ruby, Guido van Rossum for Python and other highly respected icons of the PHP, Python and Perl communities.
I am a strong proponent of referring to so-called ‘scripting’ languages as Dynamic (or Agile) Languages. Sadly, ‘scripting languages’ are often considered poor substitutes for their heavy-weight counterparts like Java and C++. Saying farewell to that term (at least as the primary manner in which we categorize our favorite languages) may be a good first step in broadening IT Management’s all too myopic vision.
For more on this topic, you might also be interested in ActiveState’s Dynamic Languages whitepaper.
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