02-19-2004, 11:41 PM
Usufruct,Feb 19 2004, 11:43 AM Wrote:A script is just a set of instructions. A program is just a set of scripts.A script *may* be a set of instructions, but a program is defenitely not a set of scripts.
A program consists of low level instructions that is interpreted at a hardware or Virtual Machine level. A script, on the other hand, is a text representation of a set of instructions that is interpreted by a piece of software, which in turn tells another "machine" -- again, at hardware or VM level -- what to do. A script is like an errant message -- a stickie saying "go to the store and buy some milk". A program, however, contains explicit instructions, the level of detail depending on what the target machine -- walk forward three paces, turn left twenty degrees, etc...
Also, the term hacker, in its "traditional" term does still apply to those whom created the softwares of exploitation.
This is a much better definition of what hackers are and aren't.