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Deploying and maintaining a script on customer's domains
I am trying to figure the best way (or just the pros and cons of various options) for delivering a service via a script which runs on the customer's site (think Google Analytics).
Unlike Google ...
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Dynamic Code Evaluation in Java - Clever or Sloppy?
I am trying to create a flexible ACL framework in Java for my application.
Many ACL frameworks are built on a whitelist of rules, where a rule is in the form of owner:action:resource. For example,
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why javascript is widely used scripting language in web applications? [duplicate]
I cant find plugins written in other languages other than javascript. There is browser support only for Javascript. Why didn't they use other scripting languages other than Javascript when people ...
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When to use embedded script language?
I already read some post about the why use embedded script language but I want to ask when to use it.
I have implemented an Objective-C / Javascript binding framework which allow me to write ...
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Is node.js a good fit for background processing?
I'm slowly learning node.js and have a small project I want to start. The project will have a lot of background processes (downloading data from external sites, parsing CSV files, etc.).
A big "win" ...
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REST efficiency on count and sum methods
For example, if I have a Customer Transactions Table and I create a REST for it. The fields are: date, description, and total_amount.
I am trying to figure out which one is much more efficient when ...
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Scripting language for filling out web form
I have a job as an intern at a technology company, I was given the unfortunate job of performing some data entry into our web management system. The information entered into the web form is stored in ...
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What are my choices for server side sandboxed scripting? [closed]
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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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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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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Do some interpreted languages only load the scripts once?
The benefit of a compiled application was that all the libraries and classes are loaded one time and sit waiting for input right?
I come from a background working with PHP and the resources/classes ...
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Would a statically typed alternative to JavaScript on webpages be practical?
Preference for dynamic and static typing is largely a matter of taste, and different people find them more or less suitable in different situations.
My question is, would it be technically possible ...
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