Dynamic languages and data (by yag)
I've mentioned before that one of the reasons I enjoy my job so much is that I get to work with folks like Anders, Paul, Erik and Calvin on future technology. Basically, my goal is to make working with data in real applications (not just demos) something that is straight forward and scalable. One of the biggest post-Whidbey things we're all working on is around integrating data semantics into the languages of the CLR. Those of you really interested in this long lead stuff can expect to hear more about this at PDC (and yes, I'll be there).
Paul has posted an entry on his blog about VB as a dynamic language. As someone who has used both VFP and .NET, I have to admit that while strong typing is awesome, when you work with data, sometimes you just want to get a little more, well, dynamic. And yes, I love the phrase "Static typing where possible, dynamic typing where needed" also. I'd just add that we also want to allow for dynamic typing with a strongly typed experience. <g>
Check out Paul's entry - and the links that go with it. You'll be glad you did.
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About YAG
Yair Alan Griver is the architect for the Microsoft.com community properties. As architect, he is responsible for creating a coherent underlying platform for properties that include blogs.msdn.com, forums.msdn.com, GotDotNet, chats and CodePlex. In addition to MSCOM architect, Alan is also responsible for the continued development of Visual FoxPro. Prior to the architect role, Alan was Group Manager for the Visual Studio Data group. As Group Manager, Alan’s teams produced the tools used inside of Visual Studio .NET, Office and SQL Server that surface data capabilities, as well as Visual FoxPro. Prior to this position, Alan was a Lead Program Manager and Community Evangelist for Visual Basic .NET, driving community interests into Visual Basic .NET. Before joining Microsoft, Alan was Chief Information Officer at GoAmerica, a publicly traded telecommunications (wireless internet) company, and co-founder and CIO of Flash Creative Management a business strategy and technology consulting company.
Alan is the author of five books on Visual FoxPro and Visual Basic, the creator of various development frameworks, and has developed database systems ranging into the thousands of users. He has spoken around the world on databases, object orientation and development team management issues, as well as XML and messaging-based applications.
