Scripting Language on the Java Platform

This thesis aims at JSR223 compliant scripting languages on the Java platform including a description of the application interface that is part of the specification. The thesis also discusses possible problems resulting from using the scripting languages on the Java platform including possible solutions of this problems. Description of the languages Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Groovy and Clojure including eventual differences between this languages' different implementations is also included in the thesis. The thesis also contains a set of tests for comparing described languages' performance. The results of this comparison including results for different Java virtual machines are also included in the thesis. Tool for benchmarking of the scripting languages under the JSR223 application interface was developed as part of the thesis