Entries tagged with python - Channel 9

Pumping Iron: Dynamic Languages on .NET [Pumping Iron: Dynamic Languages on .NET]

martinesmann — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:33:00 GMT

As is commonly known, Microsoft is developing IronPython and IronRuby, .NET implementations of the popular open-source programming languages Python and Ruby.

While it is clear that Microsoft wants to attract existing Python and Ruby developers to .NET, the role of IronPython and IronRuby for existing .NET developers is less clear. What value is there for a .NET developer in learning IronPython? What are the tradeoffs between IronRuby and a more traditional .NET language like C# or VB? Harry Pierson, new PM for IronPython, will discuss where dynamic . languages fit in the.NET developers toolbox.

To learn more about IronPython visit the IronPython project page on Codeplex or Harry’s blog, he is writing quite a bit on that IronPython topic ;)

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Gestalt - Nishant Kothary and Joshua Allen

Robert Hess — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:55:00 GMT

Not all Microsoft technologies and projects come out of large development teams with huge budgets and equally huge objectives. There are in fact a variety of very useful technologies which are fairly low-key and the result of small development efforts.

"Gestalt" is a technology that allows web developers to easily include ruby, python, and even Silverlight code directly within the html of their websites. No fancy tools are necessary (or available at the moment). It also work cross platform and cross browser. The end result is rich and powerful web applications which are exceedingly easy to develop and deploy.

In this episode I'll be talking with Nishant Kotharny and Joshua Allen to find out exactly why Gestalt is so cool, and after seeing their demo, I dare you not to want to check it out yourself.

You can download Gestalt and kick the tires here:

Gestalt - A MIX Online Lab

Gestalt - a JS library to write Ruby, Python and XAML in web pages

Adam Kinney — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:34:00 GMT

From the MIX Online team:

Gestalt is a library released by MIX Online Labs that allows you to write Ruby, Python & XAML code in your (X)HTML pages. It enables you to build richer and more powerful web applications by marrying the benefits of expressive languages, modern compilers, AJAX & RIAs with the write » save » refresh development model of the web.

Looking forward to playing with this new toy :)

ARCast.TV - Kevin Hazzard on Dynamic Languages

Bob Familiar — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:58:00 GMT

In this interview Kevin Hazzard, C# MVP based in Richmond, Virginia, discusses with Zhiming Xue dynamic languages like Python and Ruby, the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) from Microsoft and the next generation of C# that’s becoming a dynamic language. He explains that the DLR as “the language of languages” defines the boundaries between languages and what’s required for those languages to interoperate with each other and that the DLR as a centerpiece of the .NET Framework 4.0 provides a dynamic dispatch mechanism that elegantly addresses the interoperability problems that we've been working hard to solve since the days of RPC and COM.

geekSpeak recording - Dynamic Languages and the DLR with Mike Vincent

Brian Johnson — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:59:00 GMT

In this geekSpeak, Mike Vincent explains how dynamic languages like Iron Python and Iron Ruby running on the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) give you new options when choosing the best tool for the job. Mike addresses the advantages you can gain from using dynamic languages, when and where you should consider dynamic languages, and what is important from the architect's view, the developer's view, and the business case view.

This episode of geekSpeak was recorded on September 10, 2008.

Your hosts for this geekSpeak are Glen Gordon and Peter Laudati.

To ask a question in advance of a live webcast, or for post-show resources, be sure to visit the geekSpeak blog.

Code To Live: Dave Donaldson on CodeKeep

joshholmes — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:47:18 GMT

Josh Holmes caught up with Dave Donaldson to talk about the cool project that he started back in 2005 called CodeKeep. This is a fantastic example of a passionate guy putting up a project that everyone can benefit from with no financial motivation.

This is one of the longer episodes so far (close to 30 minutes) but there's a lot of great content here.

MIX07: John Lam and the Dynamic Language Runtime

Adam Kinney — Tue, 01 May 2007 22:31:32 GMT

Tim Heuer had a chance to sit down with John Lam and Tomas Matousek from the Common Language Runtime team. John finally breaks his silence publically about what he has been working on since coming to Microsoft earlier this year. He explains what the concepts around the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) are about, what challenges the team has faced while working on Python and Ruby implementations. Listen/watch to what John and Tomas have to say about Silverlight and how that will bring code execution in the browser in a cross-platform way.