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Scripting is making a robot do boring stuff we don't want to do. 🤖
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
- 👨🏻💻 IT guy writes a bash script to update user groups
- 📊 Manager uses a VBA script to crunch data in Excel
- 📂 Programmer uses Python to rename a bunch of folders
Comparison
| Scripting | Programming | |
|---|---|---|
| 😤 Difficulty | Easy to learn and use | Challenging |
| 🏭 Compilation | Usually interpreted | Usually compiled |
| 🏎️ Performance | Slower, more memory | Faster, less memory |
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