Is AutoIt a programming language? What's the difference between a programming language and a scripting language.
AutoIt seems quite complex. There are a lot of things you can do in it. The code can even be compiled into an .exe file. So I don't understand why it wouldn't be considered a programming language.
In many cases, scripting languages are programming languages. It certainly looks like AutoIt is.
The 'scripting' seems to be applied in this case because it is being used to automate GUI interaction, a common usage of the term.