[Ironpython-users] Considering IronPython for a new project

[Avi Berkovich]

Hey guys,

Is there any progress on that list?

It will help quite a bit if can you provide it.


On 16/03/2012 19:28, cold_fusion at fastmail.fm wrote:
> Jeff, thank you very much for your feedback.
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> I'm eager to see that list you mentioned, hopefully with testimonials.
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> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012, at 08:44 AM, Jeff Hardy wrote:
>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:29 AM,  <cold_fusion at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>>> I wasn't aware that MS bailed on the Irons (back at 2010) until a few
>>> days ago, this will probably hurt my arguments, let alone other chatter
>>> on the web saying that nobody uses these languages aside from the former
>>> teams at MS.
>> That's not true; I have a decent list of other users that I really
>> need to publish soon. Figure ~20 companies, a few open source
>> projects, etc.
>>
>>> For now, the most compelling argument to use IPy over C# is convenience
>>> (not having to compile and distribute), although at the cost of few
>>> other people learning to use it.
>> More people learning Python is never bad a thing, in my books :)
>>
>>> I know static compilation is over rated, but some think it’s very
>>> important, sadly I don’t remember being able to run
>>> PyChecker/PyLint/PyFlakes with IronPython, and since it’s going be using
>>> a lot of .net libraries I don’t see how I can use CPython to run those.
>> The Python static analysis tools should still give you decent
>> information, even when run under CPYthon - PyFlakes, at least,
>> shouldn't be tripped up by IronPython-specific code. Heck, if you
>> reimplemented the .NET BCL in Python, any IronPython code should just
>> work on CPython as well.
>>
>> I'm not familiar with what pylint and pychecker do, so I can't comment on
>> them.
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>>> Lastly, I’m concerned about future support, again for what I’ve managed
>>> to gather in the last few days.
>> That's definitely an issue, but it's true of any open-source project
>> run entirely by volunteers. All I can say is I don't plan on going
>> anywhere for a while.
>>
>>> Can anyone please enlighten me on any of my points?
>> Hopefully that helps a little. Sorry for taking so long to get back to
>> you; your message slipped by when it first came in.
>>
>> - Jeff
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