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BANGALORE, INDIA: Maybe you're writing a Java program, and you need to do a quick one-off script to clean up your database. Sure, you could write it in Java, but that can involve a lot of overhead for ...

So, a couple of questions for the hive mind. I'm curious, what is the design argument for embedding a scripting language in an application?<BR><BR>I'm a developer, and I've used Perl and Python plenty ...

Among these, Jython and JRuby are two of the most popular. In addition, Java SE 6 includes built-in support for script engines, and JSR 223 defines a standard interface to interact with dynamic ...

Maybe you're writing a Java program, and you need to do a quick one-off script to clean up your database. You could write it in Java, but that can involve a lot of overhead for a quick script. You ...

I recently returned from JavaOne 2005 in San Francisco. The show was impressive for a number of reasons. The attendance seemed to be about 30% larger than last year's. The same could be said for the ...

Some Java applications’ requirements make integration with a scripting language necessary. For example, your users may need to write scripts that drive the application, extend it, or contain loops and ...