Failing to draw lines between ‘script’ and ‘program’
I think this debate, also known at the &quot;Ousterhout dichotomy&quot; [1], has been moot for many years. (I believe, though, it was relevant when initially stated, i.e. ni 1998).<p>See for instance <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=KZ8u_sWT9Ls">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=KZ8u_sWT9Ls</a> or a presentation I gave 10 years ago [2].<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ousterhout's_dichotomy" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ousterhout's_dichotomy</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;speakerdeck.com&#x2F;sfermigier&#x2F;four-python-pains-may-2011?slide=10" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;speakerdeck.com&#x2F;sfermigier&#x2F;four-python-pains-may-201...</a>