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Language-agnostic programming or scripting (also called language-neutral, language-independent, or cross-language) is a software paradigm in which no particular language is promoted.

In introductory instruction, the term refers to teaching principles rather than language features.^[1] For example, a textbook such as Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs is really a language-agnostic book about programming, and is not about programming in Scheme, per se.

As a development methodology, the concept suggests that a particular language should be chosen because of its appropriateness for a particular task (taking into consideration all factors, including ecosystem, developer skill-sets, performance, etc.), and not purely because of the skill-set available within a development team. For example, a language agnostic Java development team might choose to use Ruby or Perl for some development work, where Ruby or Perl would be more appropriate than Java.

"Cross-Language" in programming and scripting describes a program in which two or more languages are used to good effect within a program's code, with each contributing its distinctive benefits.^[2]

Related terms

Language-independent specification
Cross-language information retrieval, referring to natural languages, not programming languages
Language independent datatypes

References

^ "Free Programming Books By Subject / Programming". EbookFoundation.
^ "The Challenge of Cross-language Interoperability - ACM Queue". queue.acm.org.

[1] "Free Programming Books By Subject / Programming". EbookFoundation.

[2] "The Challenge of Cross-language Interoperability - ACM Queue". queue.acm.org.

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+'''Language-agnostic''' programming or scripting (also called '''language-neutral''', '''language-independent''', or '''cross-language''') is a software paradigm in which no particular language is promoted.
-In computing, '''language-agnostic''', '''language-neutral''', '''language-independent''', or '''cross-language''' may refer to:
+In introductory instruction, the term refers to teaching principles rather than language features.<ref>
-*[[Language-independent specification]]
+{{cite web |url=https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books/blob/main/books/free-programming-books-subjects.md#programming|title=Free Programming Books By Subject / Programming |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher=EbookFoundation|access-date= |quote=}}</ref>
-*[[Cross-language information retrieval]]
+For example, a textbook such as [[Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs]] is really a language-agnostic book about programming, and is not about programming in [[Scheme (programming language)|Scheme]], ''per se''.
-*[[Language independent datatypes]]
+As a development methodology, the concept suggests that a particular language should be chosen because of its appropriateness for a particular task (taking into consideration all factors, including ecosystem, developer skill-sets, performance, etc.), and not purely because of the skill-set available within a development team.
+For example, a language agnostic [[Java_(programming_language)|Java]] development team might choose to use [[Ruby_(programming_language)|Ruby]] or [[Perl]] for some development work, where Ruby or Perl would be more appropriate than Java.
+"Cross-Language" in programming and scripting describes a program in which two or more languages are used to good effect within a program's code, with each contributing its distinctive benefits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2543971|title=The Challenge of Cross-language Interoperability - ACM Queue|website=queue.acm.org}}</ref>
+==Related terms==
+* [[Language-independent specification]]
+* [[Cross-language information retrieval]], referring to natural languages, not programming languages
+* [[Language independent datatypes]]
 ==See also==
+* [[Bilingual (disambiguation)]]
-*[[Glue language]]
-*[[Language binding]]
+* [[Language-independent (disambiguation)]]
-*[[Middleware]]
+* [[Glue language]]
+* [[Language binding]]
-{{disambiguation}}
+* [[Middleware]]
+* [[Polyglot (computing)]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Software development]]