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- Architecture
- Topics
- Web 2.0,
- Language,
- JRuby,
- Cloud Computing,
- Dynamic Languages
In an interview at OOPSLA, Dave Thomas talks about the reasons for the rise of Java, what's behind Web 2.0, MDA and SOA, the rise of dynamic languages and the opportunities that he sees in the web as a platform.
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By Dave Thomas
on Apr 25, 2008,

- .NET,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Dynamic Languages
IronRuby, announced by Scott Guthrie at MIX07 last April and in development since then, is set to be released the second half of this year. Find out how the team is doing and when we will see it. InfoQ had the opportunity to speak with John Lam, the leader of the IronRuby team, whose official title is Program Manager on the Dynamic Language Runtime Team.
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By Robert Bazinet
on Jan 17, 2008,
News about DLR
- .NET
- Topics
- Specifications,
- Dynamic Languages
Shri Borde discuses the status of IronPython 2 and how it works with compiled code. He focuses on issues involving reflection and CLS compliance.
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By Jonathan Allen
on Aug 06, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- Silverlight,
- .NET Framework
During his keynote at TechEd for Developers 2008 in Orlando, FL this week, Bill Gates announced the release of Silverlight 2 Beta 2.
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By Robert Bazinet
on Jun 06, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- Scripting,
- Programming
Historically Visual Basic has its roots in scripting and dynamic programming, but never fully embraced it. This is seen in mismatched language features such as the ability to consume objects via late binding, a.k.a. duck typing, but no ability to define them. In a presentation at Lang.NET, Paul Vick talks about bringing scripting back to VB.
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By Jonathan Allen
on Feb 21, 2008,
- Architecture
- Topics
- Performance & Scalability,
- Dynamic Languages,
- Programming
In the wake of the demise of Chandler personal information management project, a discussion has occurred on TSS about the scalability potential of dynamic languages. Ted Neward attempted to go beyond language quarrel in order to provide some structured insights on this issue.
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By Sadek Drobi
on Feb 08, 2008,
- .NET,
- Ruby
- Topics
- Open Source,
- Dynamic Languages,
- Ruby on Rails
Dr. Wayne Kelly, of the Ruby.NET project, announced he'll be shifting his focus to Microsoft's IronRuby, partly due to the DLR technology. However, it's not certain whether this means the end of the Ruby.NET project.
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By Werner Schuster
on Feb 05, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- Dynamic Languages,
- .NET Framework
The C# team members of Charlie Calvert and Mads Torgersen announced they are creating Future Focus, a series of monthly blog posts detailing plans for future versions of C#.
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By Robert Bazinet
on Feb 01, 2008,
- .NET
- Topics
- Silverlight,
- Dynamic Languages
An updated draft of the DLR Hosting Spec has been released. This document covers hosting DLR-based languages with a focus on Silverlight, MerlinWeb, and interactive consoles. As it is just a draft, many of the developer notes explaining what they are trying to accomplish are still present.
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By Jonathan Allen
on Jan 31, 2008,