Dynamic Languages and the .Net Framework
Before we start, I want to get you into the right mood...
Think about Che Guevara,
Think about a revolution,
Think about a whole new world
Now that you're in the right mood...
Dynamic languages on top of the .Net framework is the new and fresh breeze from Microsoft. The DLR, the dynamic languages runtime, is written on top of the CLR and provides centralized support for dynamic languages that are written on top of it.
What is in it for me??
Ohhhhhhh a lot! Let's explain a bit more:
For scripting guys - think about using the features that the .Net framework gives to static languages - System.Windows.Forms, WCF, System.Diagnostics and more...
For web developers (Silverlight too!) - think about writing JavaScript for the client side code and the server side code. Master one language only in order to write web applications! do you feel that breeze on your face?
For all developers - writing tests is not the most fun task on earth, won't it be much easier to use a dynamic language for that? we will have the dynamic features while testing our static language written classes. Ohhh yea!
Well, there is a lot to come, a lot of new opportunities and great implementations! Get ready!
Want to hear more and see some very very cool demos? Vote for my session at the Dev Academy conference - "Dynamic Languages and the .Net Framework" on the sessions survey.
Viva La Revolucion!
Shay.