Assignment: Research Differences between Scripting Languages

For this assignment research at least 5 major differences between VBScript and another scripting language. You can select one of the languages mentioned in the textbook on pages 14-15 or pick any scripting language for comparison.

• Describe the specific details of each difference.
• Explain why an alternative offered by another script is a useful option.

For example-comparing VBScript to JavaScript.

One difference between the two is that VBScript is not case sensitive, while JavaScript is. VBScript is designed to run in Windows environment, where commands are not case sensitive. JavaScript is a more universal scripting language compatible with LUnix and other operating systems, where commands are case-sensitive.