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VBScript

AKA Visual Basic Scripting Edition

Summary

A lightweight, interpreted scripting language developed by Microsoft that is a subset of Visual Basic, primarily used for client-side web scripting and Windows system administration.

Paradigms

imperative, procedural, event-driven, structured, object-oriented

Domains

automation, scripting, web development

Key Features

string interpolation, reflection, modules

Typing

dynamic system, structural typing, weak typing, full inference, runtime checking, aggressive type coercion, no type annotations

Compilation

interpreted

Influenced By

Visual Basic, BASIC

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File extensions

vbs, vbe

External Links

Status legacy
Type programming
Created 1996
Designed by Microsoft
Developed by Microsoft
PyPL Index N/A
TIOBE Index #32
GitHub rank #56

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