#scripting

For the longest time, I have been frustrated with Python because I couldn’t use it for one-off scripts. I had to first ensure it was running in an environment where it could find the right Python version and the dependencies installed. That is now a thing of the past.

By default, the parser does string interpolation using the characters < (less than) and > (greater than). The cleverness of this is debatable: these characters are also used for I/O redirection, which can quickly make things confusing. Luckily, the parser also accepts the directives .BRA and .KET, each followed by a single character, which lets the programmer override the default interpolation characters. The terms BRA and KET are most likely borrowed from Dirac notation.

I wrote recently about how you can use Mastodon’s API to make bots that post random images and make data charts, but you don’t have to automate just bots. Let me show you a few fun things you can do with your own profile.

I wrote recently about how you can use Mastodon’s API to make bots that post random images and make data charts, but you don’t have to automate just bots. Let me show you a few fun things you can do with your own profile.

It appears that there's a bot that plays KoL for you.

We're working to support Lua as a scripting language for MediaWiki end users, including Wikipedia editors. You can try out the prototype now at http://scribunto.wmflabs.org/ .

An ECMAscript framework to compile and run Lua code, allowing Lua to run in a browser or in Flash

Platypus is a developer tool for the Mac OS X operating system. It can be used to create native, flawlessly integrated Mac OS X applications from interpreted scripts such as shell scripts or Perl and Python programs. This is done by wrapping the script in an application bundle directory structure along with an executable binary that runs the script.

"Skulpt is an entirely in-browser implementation of Python."

Not unlike templates for (X)HTML? "The Phrasebook pattern is a technique to separate expressions in one language (e.g., SQL) from the main code that is written in another programming language (e.g., Perl). This is done by keeping the expressions in a separate file – the phrasebook. Any specific expression is generated by finding the appropriate entry in the phrasebook and substituting application parameters into it. This separation makes maintenance easier both for the main application code and for the foreign language code."

"Today, we are releasing Commodore BASIC as a Scripting Language - it works on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X 10.4/10.5 (Intel and PowerPC), and you even get the source, so you can adapt it to other operating systems and CPUs."

"What will the world of dynamic programming languages and Web applications look like in five years? This is one of those highly personal and deeply philosophical questions best saved for after dessert is served, the drinks are poured, and the sidearms are safely locked away."

"Apple is leading the pack in the development of an interpreted scripting language: JavaScript. It’s time to move on. Adieu, AppleScript."

"I’m not taking a “wait and hope” attitude like some others, hoping that someone else will fix my problems. I’m circumventing them altogether. Above all other things professional, I have a job to do and employers to report to."

"So, I proudly (sort of) present ZIRC. The only IRC client that I know of that is completely implemented and integrated into your favorite shell (zsh)."

"Aranha is a Lua and FastCGI based web application framework."

"A script engine that is faster, smaller and simpler than any Java VM." ...and that script engine would be Lua.

"Kepler is a Web development platform. ... It is implemented as a set of Lua components, so it offers the same advantages as Lua: it is Simple, Portable, Light and Extensible (SIMPLE)"

"Lua is a scripting language that was designed to extend applications. It's interesting to see it suddenly take off."

"Separation of presentation and content has been possible for years but there is one wrinkle standing in the way of completely separating the behavior."

"The workshop aims to bring together developers of the RDF base infrastructure for scripting languages with practitioners building applications using these languages."

"Using a proprietary property like innerHTML does make me feel slightly dirty."

I've been wanting to check out MSH for awhile now - this indepth look actually has me wanting to play around on Windows! (gasp!)

It's like a web proxy version of GreaseMonkey

"If you learn Rexx, you'll know a scripting language that runs everywhere from mainframes to handheldsand everything in between."

"Haserl is a small cgi wrapper that enables shell scripts to be embedded into html documents. It is intended for environments where something like PHP is too big."

"Lua is becoming the language of choice for anyone who needs a scripting language that is simple, efficient, extensible, portable, and free."

Behold the power of command line URL fetching tools

"I am working on a major upgrade to my feed parser, and now is as good a time as any for a public beta release"