A '''dynamic programming language''' is a language in which the source code for a program cannot be completely compiled prior to runtime because the source code itself is subject to modification at runtime. ** Reference ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_programming_language%|%Wikipedia]: ** Reading ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20081208121835/http://www.activestate.com/company/newsroom/whitepapers_ADL.plex%|%Dynamic Languages -- ready for the next challenges, by design] ,by [David Ascher] ,2004-07-27: [Category Glossary]