What's the difference between a programming language, a scripting language?

What's the difference between a programming language, a scripting language?

The main difference between a "programming language" (C, C++ etc.) and a "scripting language" (ASP, JSP, JavaScript, VBScript) is that code written in a programming language needs to be compiled before it is run. Once it is compiled, it can be run any number of times. Scripting languages, on the other hand, are interpreted at run-time. This means that every time you want to run the program, a separate program needs to read the code, interpret it, and then follow the instructions in the code. Compiled code has already been interpreted into machine language, so it is will typically execute faster because the conversion into machine language has already been done. --Vanesh.