Scripting vs. whatever, again (was Re: Long Live Python!)

[Peter Hansen]

Grant Edwards wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:57:26 -0400, Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
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> >> ...then would want to argue about the difference between a "script"
> >> and a "program".  I see it this way, if a script is only,
> >> "Automating a sequence of operations" -- C programs are scripts --
> >> there must be more to it, eh.

Just to clarify, I did not write the above.  I merely quoted it.

> I interpret "scripting" as automating a series of operations
> that would probably be done interactively by a user otherwise.

Would you call a C program which implemented those same steps 
a "script" ?

(I realize you would not typically use C for this, but if you did?)

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