[Tutor] scripting vs programming

[Lloyd Kvam]

I'll bite.

Scripting is programming with a language that does not need to
be (manually) compiled and has close integration to the operating system
commands or to an application.  Many scripting languages are simplistic
and unsuitable for larger scale software projects.

Python is a programming language that fits into the scripting
niche, but is also suitable for a very wide range of applications.

Christopher Spears wrote:

> What is the difference between scripting and programming?
> 
> =====
> "I'm the last person to pretend that I'm a radio.  I'd rather go out and be a color television set."
> -David Bowie
> 
> "Who dares wins"
> -British military motto
> 
> "Far more creativity, today, goes into the marketing of products than into the products themselves..."
> -"Pattern Recognition" by William Gibson
> 
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