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What are my choices for server side sandboxed scripting?
I'm building a public website where users share data and scripts to run over some data. The scripts are run serverside in some sort of sandbox without other interaction this cycle:
my Perl program ...
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Adding scripting capability to a .NET application
I already have a working implementation that adds scripting to an application. The application currently generates and compiles scripts from C# snippets (taken from different user provides ...
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Practical questions for mastering programming skills [closed]
I am a beginner programmer who studies by himself. I am aware that when studying practical skills, like programming, it is very important to have a hands on experience.
However the examples which are ...
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When does a “scripter” become a “programmer”?
Is there a difference between 'scripters' and 'programmers'? What is the dividing line between scripters and programmers?
Perhaps all scripters be considered to be a programmer. If not all ...
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A good tool for browser automation/client-side Web scripting [closed]
I'm interested in adopting a tool/scripting language to automate some daily tasks connected with fighting forum spammers. A brief overview of these tasks: analyze new registrations and posts on a ...
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Should a .NET, JavaScript and SQL Web App developer learn Perl?
I'm a front and backend .NET web developer (most solutions use MS SQL Server) and I won't be using any non-MS solutions for a while.
Will Perl be useful for situations that require scripting in an MS ...
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Which Scheme implementations can do scripting for C++ programs? [closed]
I want to do some Scheme scripting in a C++ program. Essentially half the program would be in C++, the other in Scheme.
My obvious choice would be GNU Guile, although I'm concerned that it's not ...
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When are scripts inside HTML not considered a bad practice?
I am new to web development. While studying the Play framework and JSP, I noticed that they both give an option to place script (in jsp scriptlet) inside HTML, but in both books I am reading they both ...
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Lua-type Java integration with C++
So I'm curious:
I've implemented Lua within C++ a few times before, and while it was relatively simple, it still didn't harness the power that I would have liked.
I love how eclipse works, ...
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Help understanding server-side scripting
As far as I understand, there are basically 3 options for doing server-side scripting these days:
Using scripting languages that can be directly interpreted/executed by the web server (e.g., PHP and ...
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What is the main difference between Scripting Languages and Programming Languages?
Say difference between Python and C++?
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Can JavaScript be used as a general scripting language?
I've used JavaScript and some frameworks (jQuery, Prototype, some node.js) for client-side web programming, but never on the desktop, where I do most of my scripting work in either Python or Bash.
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Can I use Ruby to automate everything?
I face various types of applications (web-based, GUI-based, command-line, etc.) on various platforms (Windows, Linux, etc.) to operate everyday. There is a great opportunity for me to automate tasks ...
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Question about Creating a Scripting Language
Say, for example, I wanted to pay somebody to create a programming language or scripting language for me. What type of document would they need, in order to fully understand what it is exactly that I ...
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What is a good way to familiarize myself with PHP, coming from an ASP.NET background?
Currently, I'm very comfortable with building tools/web apps in an ASP.NET environment. I'm not really looking to leave tbh, as I really like C#, ASP.NET, MVC 3, Visual Studio, etc.
However, right ...
