The Web scripting capability of Java Specification Request (JSR) 223, Scripting for the Java Platform, specifies what a script engine must implement so that code written in the script language can run ...

For many reasons, including those I’ve already covered, JavaScript is a very popular programming language. In fact, according ...

If you are writing a program that has a technical user base, it is a nice touch to make the program scriptable. In fact, you might want to do the hard work in a programming language and then use your ...

A high-level programming language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be ...

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 ...

However, like any other tool, dynamic languages are not necessarily interchangeable. Each has its place in a programmer’s toolkit. We asked a group of luminaries in the scripting world for their ...

A group of Bangladeshi programmers have created a programming language written entirely in Bengali script. It’s called Potaka (Flag), and it’s aimed at encouraging children whose first language is ...

Coding is a pivotal skill in many aspects of today's technology-driven society and it holds growing significance for many jobseekers and students, including those contemplating a career in ...

Right now, I'm working off one of Microsoft's infamous giant press releases. The company has a tendency to do brain dumps in press release form, so we both have to sift through the release to give you ...