I recently recently compared Java’s REPL scripting environment to Python’s. Many detractors felt that such an apples-to-apples comparison was unfair. The general consensus from the Python community ...

The benefits of Java scripting interpreters are substantial. For one thing, scripting languages can be simpler to code in than Java.

A scripting language can give your Java programs power they wouldn't ordinarily have. Utilities such as IBM's Bean Scripting Framework make hooking Tcl, Python, Perl, and other scripting languages ...

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.

Use Java as scripting. A few projects use Java as-is for scripting. This idea misses the fact that Java is a system language; edit-and-run alone does not legitimize Java as a scripting language. Clone ...

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

Sun releases Java Standard Edition 6, a Java desktop update meant to work better with scripting languages.

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