But, what the definition fails to address is how most people tend to differentiate between the free loving realm of scripting vs. the supposedly more structured kingdom that is programming.

If your software development experience comes from the old-style world of compiled languages, such as C++ or COBOL, you may be a little mystified by the new generations of scripting or dynamic ...

Conclusion Programming in school and programming in the real world are so inherently different to the point where there's actually very little overlap.