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Why learn a scripting language?
What are scripting languages? Scripting languages are designed for automating tasks within specific runtime environments or applications. They are often interpreted, meaning their code is executed line-by-line by an interpreter rather than being compiled into machine code beforehand. This allows faster development cycles as changes can be tested immediately without a compilation step but may result in slower execution speeds compared to compiled languages. Scripting languages are commonly used for tasks such as: ...