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Scripting is making a robot do boring stuff we don't want to do. ๐ค
That might be seen as an overly simple definition, and it probably is. But most definitions I've read online are overly formal and hard to grok.
Examples
- ๐จ๐ปโ๐ป IT guy writes a bash script to update user groups
- ๐ Manager uses a VBA script to crunch data in Excel
- ๐ Programmer uses Python to rename a bunch of folders
Comparison
| Scripting | Programming | |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ค Difficulty | Easy to learn and use | Challenging |
| ๐ญ Compilation | Usually interpreted | Usually compiled |
| ๐๏ธ Performance | Slower, more memory | Faster, less memory |
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