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 ...

Some Java applications’ requirements make integration with a scripting language necessary. For example, your users may need to write scripts that drive the application, extend it, or contain loops and ...

The Java platforms (J2SE and J2EE) are filled with rich and useful features, making Java an extremely useful resource for more than mere programming. To use Java, a good scripting tool is needed.

Groovy is a relatively new scripting language that resembles Java, it is built on top of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The main developers are James Strachan and Bob McWhirter. Groovy is a new agile ...

As part of its long-term plans, BEA is considering ways to let developers familiar with scripting languages build applications that run on BEA’s server software, said Bill Roth, vice president of ...

I recently returned from JavaOne 2005 in San Francisco. The show was impressive for a number of reasons. The attendance seemed to be about 30% larger than last year's. The same could be said for the ...

Java may still be getting bad press when it comes to (mostly consumer) security, but it continues to be the world's most popular software development language. That's according to TIOBE Software's ...

Working in the command line offers many benefits, but the main one is the ability to automate tasks with scripts, thereby streamlining workflows. This tutorial explores how to apply simple scripts in ...