> other scripting language, followed closely by Unix shell scripting.
>
> For what? Yes, most web pages contain some _javascript_, but
> they aren't generated or served with _javascript_ -- and Unix
> shell scripting--- c'mon?
On Windows, you can write administrative scripts in _javascript_. This is
pretty common for many administrative tasks. Likewise, there are lots of
Unix admins out there using shell scripting every day.
> I think that _javascript_, Perl, PHP, VBS, CFML are all buried
> in this category -- and I would be surprised if Python were
> the fastest-growing choice for scripting language
I wouldn't be surprised by that at all. Python rocks! It's rapidly becoming
a replacement for Perl, I think. Of course, you could argue that Ruby is
rapidly becoming a replacement for Python, as Python becomes more
mainstream.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
phone: 202-797-5496
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