Re: java for scripts
markspace wrote:
balajee wrote:
I am new bee to Java. Basically I am TCL pogrammer, write scripts to
automate interactive applications such as telnet,ftpetc. Can we use
Java
also for the same purpose? as scripting language for above
applications?
You can, somewhat, but Java is not a scripting language and doesn't
really work like TCL, Python, Perl, etc. Basically Java is a lot like C
or C++, not so much like TCL.
I'd encourage you to try Java. Make a small test that is similar to one
application that you have now, and see for yourself if Java really
brings any extra benefit.
I agree whole heartedly with markspace.
I just want to add that Java excels at long-running server processes,
and is decent at think-client GUIs. There is a relatively high constant
time overhead for starting up a JVM, which makes it less idea for
scripting situations, but it doesn't prevent it entirely.
Java really is a language designed for bigger programs, not few-liner ones.
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