[Ironpython-users] WP7 & Silverlight Support in IronPython

[Jimmy Schementi]

To reiterate Jeff's last point, if you'd really like to see something
continue to be supported, volunteering to help support it is the best
way to ensure that.

~Jimmy


On Jul 6, 2012, at 1:41 PM, Jeff Hardy <jdhardy at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Vernon Cole <vernondcole at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am really sorry to hear about this happening. The combination of
>> IronPython and Silver(Moon)light was going to be (I thought) my ticket to
>> writing Python code rather than Javascript for browser based code.  So: My
>> question for the group -- is Jython a viable alternative?  Do we think that
>> SL5 will not continue to be shipped for a very long time?  I'm thinking that
>> SL5 is still the best option for maintainable code on a browser, and we
>> should continue to support it.
>
> Just to be clear, nothing has been decided yet. I do appreciate the
> concern of those who bet on SL only to get blindsided by MS's internal
> turf wars.
>
> However, each additional platform that is supported requires a fair
> bit of effort, especially in getting the test suites (which are a mess
> right now) up to date. My interests are on the desktop and Android,
> and maybe WinRT. Even though SL is a marginal increase over that, it's
> still something, and I just don't have the time or interest to do it.
> I'll leave it in future 2.7 releases (dropping SL4 but keeping SL5),
> but I'm not sure about 3.0. 3.0 is enough a break anyway that dropping
> old stuff might be possible.
>
> Ultimately, I'll leave it up to the community: someone(s) will have to
> commit to maintaining the SL port in 3.0, including coming up with and
> implementing a test strategy, watching for build failures, etc.
> Basically, being the people to talk to about IronPython/SL.
>
> - Jeff
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