Mike Vincent: IronPython & IronRuby
INETA (International .NET Association – www.ineta.org) provides structured, peer-based organizational, educational, and promotional support to the growing worldwide community of Microsoft .NET user groups. INETA offers assistance and resources to .NET community groups around the globe. INETA is the next evolution of user group communities; a non-profit, independent organization, chartered with supporting all user groups interested in the Microsoft .NET platform. Mike Vincent, board member and Secretary of INETA North America, sits down with TechZulu to speak about his presentation at the Inland Empire .NET Users Group MVM Program. Mike presented on two new exciting languages to the .NET tool box, IronPython and IronRuby. Both IronPython and IronRuby are dynamic languages that can be leveraged by .NET developers to produce applications that perform at speeds that greatly surpass their predecessors. On top of the speed benefits, both IronPython and IronRuby are open source and can be run through Silverlight. If used with the open source adaptation of Silverlight, Moonlight, both IronPython and IronRuby can be used in a Linux environment.
IronPython – www.codeplex.com
IronRuby – www.rubyForge.com
