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nailer on Jan 1, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Automate the Boring Stuff with Python (2015)

I think you're both correct. For sysadmin definition of scripting, python would be most popular. For the 'fast to write' definition of scripting then sure, JavaScript.

JshWright on Jan 1, 2020 [–]

I don't think I've ever heard that as a definition of "scripting".

nailer on Jan 1, 2020 | [–]

Which one?

For the second, the definition of 'scripting language' used to be 'doesn't use a compiler' but JS and everything else has a JIT now, so 'make something quick' is a modern equivalent.

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