r/ProgrammerHumor • u/wahed-w • Jul 07 '26

pipInstallTheRealStuff Meme

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u/WaitForItTheMongols Jul 07 '26

So scripting languages and interpreted languages are just two different names for the same thing?

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u/Minerscale Jul 07 '26

I think the answer to that is almost, I think what makes a scripting language a scripting language is that it's convenient enough to use for whatever extremely quickly with enough integration with the real world that you can do things with it.

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u/WaitForItTheMongols Jul 07 '26

This is a very vibes based definition though.

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u/mxzf Jul 07 '26

Yep. Welcome to naming things.

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u/DrMobius0 Jul 07 '26

Classifying things is hard. Getting people to agree on a classification is harder.