In this article we'll look at using scripting tools and languages in business
applications. I am a big proponent of using scripting languages. Personally I
use JavaScript very often: Why? Because it's fast, flexible and sexy.
Technically, when I refer to JavaScript I actually mean ECMAScript, but I'll
call it JavaScript in this article as it sounds sexier than the official
standard ECMAScript.
Fast
There are a couple of aspects to a language being "fast" - there is fast to
learn, fast to code, fast to fix, and fast to run. Because JavaScript is a
relatively simple language, it's very easy to learn. In fact, most developers
have already used it in one of the many environments that are already
JavaScript based - obviously the web-browser - but also products from large
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