What is The Difference Between Windows PowerShell And XL, Programming Languages
Windows PowerShell is a Scripting Language, while XL is a Compiled Programming Language
What are Scripting Languages
Scripting languages are programming languages that control an application. Scripts can execute independent of any other application. They are mostly embedded in the application that they control and are used to automate frequently executed tasks like communicating with external programs.
What are Compiled Programming Languages
A compiled language is a programming language whose implementations are typically compilers (translators that generate machine code from source code), and not interpreters (step-by-step executors of source code, where no pre-runtime translation takes place). (Wikipedia)
While Windows PowerShell is a Scripting Language, and XL is a Compiled Programming Language
Let us now look at the difference between the two:
What is Windows PowerShell Programming Language – A brief synopsis
It is Microsoft’s command line shell and a scripting language. Released in 2006, it is available with Windows XP, Windows Vista as also with Windows Server 3003 and Windows Server 2008. It works in collaboration with Microsoft .NET Framework by means of executables, forms of standalone applications, regular .NET classes, cmdlets that are specialized .NET classes and scripts, the compositions of cmdlets and imperative logic.
What is XL Programming Language – A brief synopsis
It is created with an intent to support concept programming, a programming paradigm that focuses on how concepts residing in a programmer’s mind can be transformed into code constructs. Programmers can reconfigure XL’s syntax and semantics.
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A Complete List of Computer Programming Languages
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