Dynamic programming language

Dynamic programming language is a term used in computer science to describe a class of high-level programming languages which, at runtime, execute many common programming behaviors that static programming languages perform during compilation.

Description

These behaviors could include extension of the program, by adding new code, by extending objects and definitions, or by modifying the type system.

These behaviors can be emulated in nearly any language of sufficient complexity, but dynamic languages provide direct tools to make use of them.

Dynamic typing

Most dynamic languages are also dynamically typed, but not all are.

Scripting languages

Dynamic languages are frequently (but not always) referred to as "scripting languages", although the term "scripting language" in its narrowest sense refers to languages specific to a given run-time environment.

See also

• Computer program
• Computer programming
• Computer science
• Execution
• High-level programming language
• Name binding
• Programming language
• Run time (program lifecycle phase)
• Static programming language

External links

• Dynamic programming language @ Wikipedia