From: gabriele renzi <surrender_it@...1.vip.ukl.yahoo.com>
Date: 2004-05-19T18:13:46+09:00
Subject: Re: IronPython: A fast Python implementation for .NET and Mono

il 19 May 2004 04:37:41 GMT, ptkwt@aracnet.com (Phil Tomson) ha
scritto::

>A Pithy quote:
>
>"Unfortunately, as I carried out my experiments I found the CLR to be a 
>surprisingly good target for dynamic languages, or at least for the highly 
>dynamic specific case of Python. This was unfortunate because it meant 
>that instead of writing a short pithy paper I had to build a full Python 
>implementation for this new platform to see if there would be any hidden 
>traps along the way. "

still, python uses less magic than ruby. 
Just consider the enormous use of eval in any form, callcc, and proc
objects  that we do.


IIRC one of the students of robert feldt is working on a ruby .net
compiler and there is the rubydotnet bridge that works kinda good. 

>I still wanna see Ruby on Parrot, though.

I'm waiting to see who wins the piethon ;)