Scripting in 2025 What Languages or Tools Are You Automating With?

[Official James]

Hey BHW,

Feels like automation is everywhere now from web scraping to social media bots to data tools. Between Python, JavaScript, Node, and all these new AI-based frameworks, there’s no shortage of ways to build powerful scripts.

I’m curious what the community is using most these days:

What’s your go-to scripting language or stack right now?

Any libraries or APIs that have made your workflow easier?

Have AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot changed how you write scripts?

 

[strikeman]

Yeah, pretty much the usual stack these days — Puppeteer or Selenium depending on the project.

But if you haven’t tried it yet, check out Browser Automation Studio (BAS) — it’s way more powerful for certain use cases (especially for mass account management or scraping with proxies).

GUI-based but flexible enough to integrate scripts or APIs.

 

[CHUCKOAK]

Python basically.
Bestt language ever

 

[strikeman]

Python basically.
Bestt language ever

eah, true — Python’s great overall.

But Puppeteer (JS) is usually cleaner and harder to detect compared to Selenium or Playwright.

It talks directly to Chrome DevTools instead of using WebDriver, so there’s less JS fingerprinting and no navigator.webdriver flag exposed.