[IronPython] Announcing IronPython 2.0 VS10 CTP

[Curt Hagenlocher]

Sixteen months ago, Eric Lippert wrote:
"Second, this raises the question of whether C# ought to support some of the
dynamic features which languages like JScript, Ruby, Python, etc, support.
The VB team's motto as far as this question is concerned has always been
early binding when possible, late binding when necessary.  The C# team, by
contrast, has always cleaved to the principle that we do early binding when
possible, late binding when the user explicitly writes umpteen dozen of
lines of ugly reflection code."
[
http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2007/06/21/calling-static-methods-on-type-variables-is-illegal-part-three.aspx
]

Philosophically, this is basically still true -- you have to explicitly
opt-in to the dynamic behavior.  What's changed is that we've written those
"umpteen dozen of lines of ugly reflection code" for you.


As for the feature list being underwhelming, there are undoubtedly many
people who take the opposite position -- that the language is evolving far
too quickly for them to assimilate.  And in truth, I can't think of a
programming language with C#'s rate of adoption which has evolved as quickly
or as radically as C# has.

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Dody Gunawinata <empirebuilder at gmail.com>wrote:

> Yup. It looks like more information needed on all of these dynamic
> features. In the first glance it looks like C# 4.0 is turning into VB 6 :)
>
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> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:17 AM, Dino Viehland <dinov at microsoft.com>wrote:
>
>>  You might find Dynamic / DynamicObject to be more useful for doing
>> simple method-missing style calls.  IDynamicObject gives you a lot of power
>> you might not need – but then again you can do some pretty cool things with
>> it too.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com [mailto:
>> users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] *On Behalf Of *Dody Gunawinata
>> *Sent:* Monday, October 27, 2008 3:13 PM
>> *To:* Discussion of IronPython
>> *Subject:* Re: [IronPython] Announcing IronPython 2.0 VS10 CTP
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>>
>> Although it looks like IDynamicObject looks like C# equivalent of method_missing.
>> Now that's something to celebrate.
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:02 AM, Dody Gunawinata <
>> empirebuilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Is it me or is C# 4.0 feature list so far is underwhelming? (I know, it's
>> a wrong list)
>>
>>
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>> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Srivatsn Narayanan <
>> srivatsn at microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>   Hello IronPython Community,
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a special release of IronPython designed to work with the Visual
>> Studio 2010 CTP<https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/content/content.aspx?ContentID=9790>.
>> This release will let you try out C# 4.0's new Dynamic feature, which allows
>> you to easily call into dynamic object models such as IronPython modules
>> from your C# code.
>>
>>
>>
>> To get started using IronPython with C#'s Dynamic feature:
>>
>> 1.       Install this .MSI<http://www.codeplex.com/IronPython/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=18448>on your Visual Studio 2010 CTP Virtual PC image, either by enabling network
>> access or sharing a host folder in Virtual PC's settings.
>>
>> 2.       In Visual Studio 2010, click the *CTP Walkthroughs* link on the
>> Start Page and browse to the *Visual Studio* walkthroughs.  Follow along
>> with the *Dynamic Programming in C#* walkthrough.
>>
>>
>>
>> This release is not related to the recently released IronPython 2.0 RC1.
>> In fact, this is based on source code from the beta4 timeframe. Also note
>> that this release will only work with the VS10 CTP and not against any other
>> version of .NET.
>>
>>
>>
>> You can download the release here -
>> http://www.codeplex.com/IronPython/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=18448
>>
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