I never wanted to add include statements to Om. I was always very keen to ensure that each script file could be compiled in isolation without having to do any kind of old-fashioned text-insertion.

What is a scripting language? A scripting language is a type of programming language in which the instructions are interpreted individually at runtime. With more conventional programming languages, ...

Three years ago, I wrote an article for JavaWorld called “Java Scripting Languages: Which Is Right for You?” When I collected the interpreters to compare, I tried to choose ones that seemed a good fit ...