# Is C or C++ a script language? **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [October 29, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212 "2003-10-29T20:59:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kibagami\_Jubei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e495f1/32.png) [@Kibagami\_Jubei](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kibagami_Jubei)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212/1 "2003-10-29T20:59:49Z")
Sorry if this has been discussed before but I have tried to search for this topic on the forum. Well, obviously Java and Actionscript or script languages, I was just wondering is C and C++ a script language? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212/2 "2003-10-29T21:02:01Z")
nope theyre for apps only ot atleast as far as i know ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212/3 "2003-10-29T21:05:24Z")
… i think my heart stopped. C [http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/c/c.html](http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/c/c.html) C++ [http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/cpp/cpp.html](http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/cpp/cpp.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212/4 "2003-10-29T21:10:06Z")
> \*Originally posted by prstudio \* > i think my heart stopped. Hahaha ;\> C, C++ Is a language, but not those you use for the web but for programs/applications. You can do pretty much with C++, like DOS programs, Win32 programs, OpenGL demos (wich are cool, really small in size for the graphics you can do, how fun it is to CODE graphics i don’t know :P) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212/5 "2003-10-29T23:17:48Z")
Coding graphics sucks btw… Both openGL AND directX… BOTH ARE A PAIN IN THE \*\*\*! _lmao_… But anyways… C and C++ can be used as a scripting langauge but it is a pain in the \*\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212/6 "2003-10-30T00:56:25Z")
> \*Originally posted by Bhuddamarz \* > \*\*Coding graphics sucks \*\* I’ll second that, and yea they can serve as script like java, but C++ is used as a programming language for building applications. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212/7 "2003-10-30T01:15:52Z")
Is there an echoe in here? (kidding) I just mentioned it all above 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-c-or-c-a-script-language/34212/8 "2003-10-30T01:41:31Z")
I don’t think there is a sharp line between scripting and non-scripting languages. Scripting languages are usually used to program an application to do specific jobs. Like you’d script your Internet browser to do something with a JavaScript script. Or you script the Flash player with ActionScript. Non-scripting programming is used for programming applications. I’d say that most scripting languages are limited in their scope and can’t be used to program whole applications. Non-scripting languages can usually be made to interface with an application and do the same things that a script can. C and C++ are full-fledged programming languages that can do almost anything you want. Java is also a full programming language. JavaScript isn’t. They’re different languages.