Re:Ask HN: What Is the Difference Between Scripting and Prog...
by subject4056 on Sunday November 27, 2022 @03:26PM
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A script is a type of program, they're not two separate classes of things.
I think classically a script is a program whose subunits are each complete programs ('commands') that operate on a shared environment, with shell scripting being the central example. The definition has since been expanded by way of analogy to include basically any interpreted program which may have side effects on its execution environment.
I think classically a script is a program whose subunits are each complete programs ('commands') that operate on a shared environment, with shell scripting being the central example. The definition has since been expanded by way of analogy to include basically any interpreted program which may have side effects on its execution environment.