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Microsoft shows Django running on IronPython

Community
.NET
Topics
Dynamic Languages

Microsoft recently had the opportunity to show off some of the progress the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) team has made when they gave a demo of Django running on IronPython. The accomplishment was shown during PyCon 2008 in Chicago, March 14-16, 2008.

Microsoft Introduces Dynamic Silverlight

Community
.NET
Topics
Silverlight,
Dynamic Languages

The Dynamic Language team at Microsoft recently introduced its latest technology called Dynamic Silverlight (DSL) at the MIX08 Conference in Las Vegas.

Dynamic Languages on the CLR and JVM

Community
.NET,
Ruby,
Java
Topics
Dynamic Languages

John Rose, a key designer behind Sun's new Da Vinci Machine project initiative, and Charles Nutter of the JRuby project, contrast dynamic language support and optimization on the JVM and Microsoft's Dynamic Language Runtime.

Scalability: Dynamic and Static Programming Languages

Community
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.

Programming for the DLR

Community
.NET,
Ruby
Topics
Silverlight,
Scripting,
.NET Framework

The Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) is an effort to facilitate the creation of language runtimes on .NET. IronRuby, a Ruby for .NET, is one of the languages built on the DLR that helps to push its limits. A new blog gives a step by step introduction to the DLR and how to build languages on it.

Language Designers: Add WPF Support to Your .NET Language

Community
.NET
Topics
Dynamic Languages

A new version of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SDK preview has been released. Among the new samples is a way to add WPF support to a .NET language.

Mozilla Paints the Future of Web Scripting with Monkeys

Community
Java
Topics
Javascript

There has been a lot of Monkey talk going on in the Mozilla circles centered around 5 different projects at Mozilla. All of the projects are powerful and telling about the future of browser scripting.

The IronPython, Unicode, and Fragmentation Debate

Community
.NET
Topics
Dynamic Languages

Unlike the canonical implementation, IronPython implements the str class as Unicode rather than an ASCII byte stream. While some are saying this is a serious fragmentation issue, others say it is no big deal.