john... if i may.. who deemed you god, with the ability to tell someone else what they see/have learned/use is wrong? the definition of what shazad stated is one the 1000's of programmers from degreed programs grew up with... but in the end, who really gives a d*n, and why does someone spend this much time on this topic? was there something in the original poster's question/post that got under someone's skin? -peace.. -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Summerfied Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 4:28 AM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: [OT] difference of Scripting and programming Shahzad Chohan wrote: > Guys, > > The way I see it is: > > a script is file with code that hasn't been compiled, its is compiled > during run time, for example web php and perl code are examples of > scripting. > > A program is one that has been compiled and run as a compiled binary. > > Hope this helps It helps ... muddy the water because it's wrong. Scripts are mostly the glue used join OS commands together. Languages used for scripting are mostly HLLs (High Level Languages) whereas most compiled languages are third-generation. And aren't always compiled. -- Cheers John -- spambait 1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
