Future of Scripting
All and none. In the Microsoft world, many are interchangable and
you'll naturally use pieces of several technologies in any script.
For example, a VBScript containing WSH, ADSI and WMI functions is
quite common. Client side would likely include JavaScript as well.
Perl is still quite valid as a Windows scripting language. And DOS
command lines or batch files are still effective in many situations.
For example, a VBScript to copy a file and rename it is quite possible
using the FileSystem Object, but a DOS command line of:
copy filename1 filename2
Does the job easier and often faster.
Scripting will always be around in one form or another. Don't forget
about scriptable utilities as well. Learn what you need as you need
it, once you have the basics most of the rest is just symantics.
Jeff
|