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Is programming in Python faster than in C, C++ or Java?

There's a widespread belief among programmers that the more dynamic and loosely typed the language, the more productive the programmer will be in it. Guido van Rossum wrote about programming ...
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What Impact Do Scripting Languages Have on Junior Programmers?

I had a discussion with one of my teachers the other day. We debated the impact that simpler scripting languages (like Python or Ruby) have on junior programmers. He argued that scripting ...
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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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Understand scripting language

Quoted from Wikipedia: A scripting language, script language or extension language is a programming language that allows control of one or more applications and makes the compiler of the ...
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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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Alternative Scripting Language to Lua?

I would like to add scripting support to an applications and with plenty scripting languages available I am a bit overwhelmed. At first I thought about Python but I guess Python is a little too big ...
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Which language and GUI toolkit would you use for a prototype program?

Suppose, I have an idea and I have to put it into code quickly. And then I am presenting it to someone who is not so computer savvy. Which language should I use for quick and dirty coding? And which ...
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What defines a language as a scripting language? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the main difference between Scripting Languages and Programming Languages? I'd like to know what defines a language as a scripting language compared against ...
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Is a partially familiar scripting language desirable?

Given that a program (under development) needs a scripting language, and that for various reasons it's not possible to use an off-the-shelf one as is, I'm considering basing it on the syntax and some ...
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How did Python become popular as a scripting language? [closed]

I looked at it in my field of work, which is film and pretty much every software we use comes with python as a scripting language: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Python_software That made me ...
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Is there any officially recognized, specific determinants that make a language programming/scripting? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the main difference between Scripting Languages and Programming Languages? I remember when I was first learning web-based programming everyone was intent on ...
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Should code completion be a consideration when choosing a programming language for a project? [closed]

For high level RAD, Java / C# is stronger typed than python / ruby looser typed. So Java / C# can provide more accurate code completion which boost productivity. We don't want to do meaningless ...