The next version of JavaSE 6, codenamed Mustang, will define a framework for scripts and scripting engines to interface and interoperate with Java. Try your hand at scripting using these tips.

Developers have welcomed Sun's release of Java Standard Edition 6, which gives better support for scripting languages and web services ...

JBang provides a way of running Java code as a script, similar to JShell. However, unlike JShell, JBang works great on Java 8 and can be used to automatically download dependent libraries as well ...

The Java platforms (J2SE and J2EE) are filled with rich and useful features, making Java an extremely useful resource for more than mere programming. To use Java, a good scripting tool is needed.

It prompted me to look at Python-like scripting languages that run in a Java environment. In this article, I discuss Jython and Groovy, two scripting languages that use the Java runtime environment.

Scripting initiative would capitalize on languages widely used in Web applications and considered easier to use than Java.

Having an open-source Java virtual machine--something Sun Microsystems said it intends to do--will foster better JVMs for scripting languages, Yared said.