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Dynamic Languages on .NET - IronPython and Beyond

IronPython in Action

I'm quite excited that IronPython in Action is published.  I had the chance to write the...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 04/14/2009

Dynamic Language Runtime Talk at PDC

I’m at the Microsoft Professional Developer conference in sunny LA where I’ve given an overview talk...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 10/29/2008

DLR Trees (Part 1)

I'd like to take a detour from discussing the DLR's type system to start talking about...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 05/15/2007

The One True Object (Part 2)

The core of the DLR's type system is based on passing messages to objects. This isn't exactly a new...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 05/04/2007

The One True Object (Part 1)

I'm very excited by the level of interest that I'm seeing from folks who want to better understand...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 05/02/2007

First DLR talk video from MIX

First, my apologies for not posting my first entry on the type system yesterday. I was completely...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 05/02/2007

A Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR)

Today, at MIX 07, we announced a new level of support for dynamic languages on .NET that we're...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 04/30/2007

IronPython 1.0 released today!

I’m extremely happy to announce that we have released IronPython 1.0 today! I started work on...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 09/05/2006

We're hiring full-time and summer interns!

We’re looking for a few exceptionally talented individuals with dynamic language experience (Python,...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 01/05/2006

IronPython 1.0 beta 1 is out

I'm at least the third blogger to announce the release of IronPython 1.0 beta 1 after Martin...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 01/03/2006

IronPython on MSDN TV

I recently taped a set of IronPython demos and they're now up on the MSDN web site. It shows some...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 11/22/2005

We shipped 2.0!

We shipped the .NET Framework 2.0! Okay, I know that I’m not close to the first person to announce...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 11/18/2005

IronPython 0.7.1 is released to the world!

I'm excited to announce the public release of IronPython 0.7.1. The community site is up on...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 04/05/2005

Dynamic Language Position on the CLR team at Microsoft

You may have noticed that I've been really bad about writing in this blog since I joined Microsoft...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 10/11/2004

Interactive Python Scripting Example

For my first blog entry I wanted to write an article explaining what a dynamic language is. Since I...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 08/23/2004

Dynamic Languages and the Common Language Runtime (CLR)

Hi! I’ve just finished my second week working at Microsoft. Now that I'm starting to settle in I can...

Author: Jim Hugunin Date: 08/13/2004