If you know Python already, Jython can be good for quick scripting. If you know java and don't need more new language syntax in the brain but want quick scripting, try beanshell and/or jedit . From a scripting POV you can get a long way and tie into the gazillons (technical term) of existing java classes with all the advantages of cross-platform etc, etc. Jedit has in-built macros that write beanshell scripts.
http://www.jedit.org/ http://www.beanshell.org/ HTH Stu On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 11:50, Jeff Waugh wrote: > <quote who="Rowling, Jill"> > > > http://click.unixreview.email-publisher.com/maaaUNDaaWzQQa46tLbb/ > > It's not April 1 yet but Unix Review sent me this reference to a new book on > > jython. > > Man, the way things are going with languages, /usr/bin is going to have to > > be the biggest partition in any Linux system! (closely followed by /var). > > Jython is actually really cool. If you want to provide an easy-to-use > scripting environment in your Java application, you can have Python. If you > want to reuse your existing enterprise Python code when middle-management > decides that Java is the way to go, you can! > > Does the use of sensible high-level scripting languages instead of C/C++ > really mean that /usr/bin will get chunky? I dunno... -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
