---
title: Scripting
categories:
- work
content-tags:
- programming
- web
---

[Cedric][1] has me thinking about scripting languages.  I'm already intrigued by all the [Ruby][2] [hype][3], but he's made me reminisce about the speedy development cycle of PHP and ASP.  If [Ruby on
the web][4] can bring back that empowerment without wasting my time with arcane syntax quirks or pre-OOP baggage, then count me interested.  I don't expect to be advising clients to consider a scripting language over J2EE or .NET for large-scale enterprise applications any time soon, but it's probably worth [learning][5] for prototyping and personal projects.

   [1]: http://www.freeroller.net/page/cbeust/20030526
   [2]: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/
   [3]: http://www.rubycentral.com/misc/intro.html
   [4]: http://www.rubycentral.com/book/web.html
   [5]: http://www.ddj.com/documents/ddj0101b/
