From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2000-07-16T09:41:36-05:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:04060] Phython and Microsoft's IL


In case anyone missed in over on comp.lang.python, ActiveState are
producing a version of Python that compiles down to Microsoft's new
Intermediate Language (IL), the common intermediate code for their
.NET stuff.

I'm not sure _what_ I feel about this. Part of me says that the
integration will be great, and that Windows users will love having the
flexibility. On the other hand, will they move away from the existing
Microsoft scripting languages? And C#Python is yet one more version of
Python to be maintained and kept up to date; quite a drag on
innovation.  It's also interesting that ActiveState seem to have a
lock on both Perl _and_ Python integration on Windows.

What do people think about all this?


Dave