Developing Reliable Software with Scripting Languages. In conclusion, as Tom DeMarco pointed out in his book PeopleWare, it is not technology that prevents software success, but people. So higher level tools that aid people in their work are to be encouraged. Looking down at scripting languages because it lacks this or that is short sighted because it is the now and the future of computing.
This essay really needs debunking, and who is more suited for this task than LtU readers?
It's not that I have anything against scripting languages, indeed I think they have their uses. But, to pick one example from this essay, I think that weak-typing and polymorphic typing do not mean the same thing...
I especially like the title of the point 2 of the first answer: "Scripting languages have more options than bisexuals because they have polymorphic types". Pretty graphic description. Oh well...
