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telling the computer a to-do list instead of arguing with it directly.
means writing short automated instructions that make software do repetitive tasks without a human clicking each time.
from from theater scripts — actors follow lines instead of improvising; early computing borrowed the word for text that tells a program what to say and do, first popularized by unix shell scripts in the 1970s.
vs programmingscripting glues existing tools, programming builds them
interpreted not compiledruns line by line, no build step needed
first shellunix sh scripts date back to 1971
browser originjavascript was built in 10 days in 1995
for instance
bash scripts — automate linux server tasks since the 1980s
python automation — runs instagram bots and excel macros alike
javascript in browsers — powers every interactive webpage since netscape 1995
powershell — microsoft's admin scripting tool, shipped since 2006