Scripting Programming Language

What Is a Scripting Language?

A scripting language is a programming language mainly written for a runtime system where the compilation step is not needed to execute a series of commands. 

Advantages of Scripting Languages

Straightforward Functionality 

Scripting languages are known to be very simple to use.

High Efficiency

Scripting languages consist of a limited number of variables and data structures that help users edit at a faster pace.

High Accessibility

Users across the globe can use scripting languages as they are open source.

Low Storage Needs 

As mentioned earlier, scripting languages do not require a compiler. Therefore, they use a low amount of memory since an executable file is not needed to be stored.

Types of Scripting Languages

The two types of scripting languages that exist are server-side scripting and client-side scripting. The only major difference between the two is the need for a server for the processing required by server-side scripting languages.

Server-side scripting languages run on a web server. These languages offer special libraries to create HTML pages.

Instead of running on a web server like the server-side scripting languages, client-side scripting languages run on the user’s browser. The code received by the client from the server is processed to generate dynamic content.