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MIX10 – IronRuby and IronPython – Part 1 (Intro)

This post is part of the “MIX10 – Pumping Iron on the web” series: Introduction Web-app development with dynamic languages Using scripting in static applications Web-app extensibility with scripts This past week I had the pleasure of attending and
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tags: mix10 open source dynamic languages talks
Mar 25 2010 09:39 AM
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PyCon 2010: Python in the browser

Last weekend I was very fortunate to speak at PyCon 2010 in Atlanta about writing browser-based applications in Python. A majority of the IronPython team was also there; Dino Viehland spoke about IronPython Tooling in a keynote slot, Dave Fugate gave a
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tags: pycon talks silverlight ironpython
Mar 07 2010 01:40 AM
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What can you get with 10KB of Ruby or Python code?

$1000 and a trip to MIX 2010!   9 days left, an counting, to enter your minimalist creation into the MIX 10K Smart Coding Challenge. Do anything you want, it just has to be less than 10 kilobytes of source code. You can use HTML5, or Silverlight,
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tags: gestalt html5 ironruby silverlight
Jan 21 2010 01:19 PM
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IronRuby @ RubyConf 2009 - Part 4: Project status

This is part of a RubyConf 2009 series: Overview | What sets IronRuby apart? | Sneaking Ruby to the top / Embedding IronRuby | Project status It's been a long ride - starting in 2007 when IronRuby was introduced running in Silverlight. Things started out
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Dec 16 2009 04:25 AM
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IronRuby @ RubyConf 2009 - Part 3.5: Embedding IronRuby

This is part of a RubyConf 2009 series: Overview | What sets IronRuby apart? | Sneaking Ruby to the top / Embedding IronRuby | Project status Imagine you're building a program to help create animations, visualizations, and other interactive applications.
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tags: embedding ironruby rubyconf
Dec 15 2009 11:26 AM
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IronRuby @ RubyConf - Part 3: Sneaking Ruby to the top

This is part of a RubyConf 2009 series: Overview | What sets IronRuby apart? | Sneaking Ruby to the top | Project status Let's be honest: not everyone uses Ruby. I know, it hurts to hear, but it's the truth. To get a general idea of how bad it really is,
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tags: ironruby rubyconf
Dec 14 2009 02:35 PM
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IronRuby @ RubyConf 2009 - Part 2: What sets IronRuby apart?

(first a little background for those new to IronRuby .) IronRuby is a Ruby 1.8.6-compatible implementation, with support for some 1.9 features like string encodings. IronRuby is built on-top of the Common Language Runtime, so certain runtime-specific
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tags: ironruby rubyconf
Dec 09 2009 12:54 PM
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IronRuby @ RubyConf 2009 - Part 1: Summary

Now that the turkey has settled and I'm back in Seattle, I'm finally getting around to writing about my time at RubyConf 2009 in Burlingame, CA (not San Francisco, liars! ;)). I spoke about IronRuby, got to meet a bunch of the other implementers, and
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tags: ruby ironruby rubyconf
Dec 09 2009 11:50 AM
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IronPython gets a long overdue website!

In preparation for the final IronPython 2.6 release, the project finally gets a nice homepage: IronPython.net! CodePlex will continue to be the tool we use for project management and releases, but all end-user information will be on IronPython.net. Also,
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tags: ironpython website
Dec 08 2009 03:54 AM
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Embedding IronPython in Silverlight - Importing

I've heard plenty of times on the IronPython Mailing List that embedding IronPython in Silverlight is easy at first, but then you fall off a cliff when trying to import, be it from a .NET namespace, the Python built-ins, or even other Python files. Let
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tags: embedding silverlight ironpython
Nov 19 2009 09:40 PM
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IronRuby and IronPython for .NET 4.0 Beta 2

Quick download links: IronRuby | IronPython | .NET 4.0 Beta 2 I'm pleased to announce the release of the IronRuby and IronPython CTPs for .NET 4.0 Beta 2. This is the third preview of IronRuby and IronPython running under the Dynamic Language Runtime
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tags: dynamic languages ironruby c# visual studio ironpython
Oct 22 2009 02:50 PM
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IronRuby 0.9 Released!

I'm pleased to announce a new release of IronRuby: 0.9! Download IronRuby 0.9 You can also get the source code for this release It's been a long ride since IronRuby was announced at MIX '07, but now all eyes are focused on getting it to 1.0. The past
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tags: oscon ironruby release
Aug 02 2009 06:24 AM
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IronRuby at OSCON 2009: Mono, Moonlight, and scripting open source apps

Today I'll be giving a talk at OSCON 2009 titled "IronRuby 0.9". For any new readers, IronRuby is an Open Source implementation of the Ruby programming language for the Microsoft .NET Framework; it brings the expressiveness of Ruby to .NET, and the
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tags: oscon ironruby silverlight mono moonlight
Jul 24 2009 06:38 AM
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Gestalt: Ruby and Python in the browser, again

Today Mix Online Lab released a prototype implementation of Ruby and Python in the browser, named Gestalt. Feeling a bit of de ja vu? If not, you can ignore this post and just see what it's all about. Regardless, I suggest you read on. A simple
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tags: ironruby silverlight ironpython dlr
Jul 22 2009 08:36 AM
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IronRuby 0.6 Released!

The IronRuby team is pleased to announce a new release of IronRuby: IronRuby 0.6! Download IronRuby 0.6 You can also get the source code for this release Staying true to our "Conference-driven development schedule," this release is in
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tags: cucumber testing ironruby silverlight release
Jul 03 2009 12:38 AM
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Simple Python testing in Silverlight with unittest

Since doing a post about Ruby testing of Silverlight applications, I've felt a bit guilty about leaving Python fans in the dark. However, like Ruby, it takes very little work to run Python unit test frameworks in Silverlight, since IronPython is a very
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tags: testing ironpython
Jun 29 2009 01:25 PM
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"The" IronRuby Tutorial

Hidden in yesterday's commit to IronRuby's GitHub repository is evidence of some polishing changes to the IronRuby tutorial app, which I'd like to introduce to you peoples: To run yourself: Get IronRuby from GitHub and build it (in release mode
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tags: wpf tutorial ironruby
Jun 23 2009 02:19 PM
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IronRuby 0.5 Released

I'm pleased to announce a new release of IronRuby: IronRuby 0.5! .download_ironruby { color: white; padding: 10px; border: 3px solid gray; background-color: #333; display: block; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; text-align:
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tags: rails ironruby railsconf
May 21 2009 07:15 AM
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IronRuby CTP for .NET 4.0 Beta 1

We're pleased to announce the release of the IronRuby CTP for .NET 4.0 Beta 1! Download IronRuby CTP for .NET 4.0 Beta 1 This is our second preview of IronRuby running under the Dynamic Language Runtime that is built directly into a .NET 4.0 release! As
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tags: .net 4.0 ironruby visual studio
May 21 2009 06:39 AM
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IronRuby at RailsConf 2009

I spent last week at RailsConf 2009 in Las Vegas representing the IronRuby team. I gave a talk there titled IronRuby on Rails, and spent the 45 minutes talking about the benefits of IronRuby running Rails, or any other Ruby web framework, can provide.
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tags: ruby iis rails talks ironruby
May 15 2009 05:36 AM
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MacDrive 7 with Windows 7

UPDATE: MacDrive 8 has been released, which has support for Windows 7, so the work-around explained in this post is no longer necessary. Also, people have been experiencing issues with it, so my advice is to upgrade.If you're running Windows on a Mac,
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tags: macosx macdrive windows 7 windows
May 13 2009 02:53 AM
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Lang.NET 2009

Today is Lang.NET 2009! Lang.NET Symposium 2009 is here! A gathering of language geeks, users and implementers alike; an awesome cross-section of developers. There is a awesome assortment of topics scheduled, from Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine to
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Apr 14 2009 09:33 PM
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Scripting C# Silverlight apps with IronPython

Image is unrelated to the post; just an awesome view from my building « This post is part of the combined IronRuby and AgDLR release at MIX '09 While many developers love to program in dynamic languages like Python or Ruby, they may not have that
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tags: silverlight ironpython
Apr 02 2009 04:46 PM
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Testing C# Silverlight apps with IronRuby

http://blog-well.com/2008/03/04/100-resources-for-web-developers/ « This post is part of the combined IronRuby and AgDLR release at MIX '09 Testing is a great use for dynamic languages, especially if the application being tested is written in a
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tags: testing ironruby silverlight
Mar 27 2009 03:02 PM
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Silverlight Dynamic Languages SDK 0.5

In conjunction with MIX '09 and the announcement of IronRuby 0.3, I'd like to announce a new release of AgDLR 0.5 - the Silverlight Dynamic Languages SDK. .download_agdlr {color: white; padding: 10px; border: 3px solid gray; background-color:
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tags: testing repl ironruby silverlight ironpython
Mar 24 2009 12:16 PM
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IronRuby 0.3 Released

I'm pleased to announce a new release of IronRuby: IronRuby 0.3! .download_ironruby { color: white; padding: 10px; border: 3px solid gray; background-color: #333; display: block; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; text-align:
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tags: ironruby
Mar 21 2009 06:23 AM
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State of the DLR for Silverlight

If you're a frequent reader of this blog, you definitely know what's going on with the DLR in Silverlight. For those who are new, or just don't know, hopefully this post will clarify some things. First off: my previous entries about Silverlight since
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tags: ruby dynamic languages ironruby silverlight ironpython
Mar 06 2009 12:04 AM
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ironruby.info

DNS seems to have propagated, so now I can tell you about ... ironruby.info is a new site I've been working on for a week or so; a place to track daily information about how IronRuby is doing. It shows simple performance and RubySpec information,
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tags: ironruby
Feb 04 2009 12:27 PM
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Git on Windows 7

I use Git everyday, whether it be for IronRuby, AgDLR, or random other Rails/Ruby work. Being that I work at Microsoft, I got my hands on earlier build of Windows 7 during the fall. Unfortuantely, git didn't work fully on Windows 7, failing whenever a
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tags: git windows
Jan 12 2009 08:22 AM
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Dynamic Language Testing in Silverlight

A little less than two months ago I moved the Silverlight and DLR integration (AgDLR) project to http://github.com/jschementi/agdlr, in an effort to get more collaboration. Since then Dan Eloff and Mark Ryall have sent me pull requests, fixing up various
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tags: ruby testing ironruby silverlight
Jan 06 2009 01:24 PM
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jimmy hacking (at) Microsoft

Here's the "script" I wrote up for my talk this evening at WPI, entitled "jimmy hacking (at) Microsoft -- open source programming languages."Here are the slides I'm back! For those who are fortunate enough to not know me, I'm Jimmy
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tags: ruby silverline repl open source dynamic languages
Dec 03 2008 02:32 PM
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Speaking at WPI on 2008-11-24

  Monday, November 24 I'm speaking at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA about what I've been doing since graduating in May 2007. There will be a trip down memory lane, Ruby, Python, .NET, Macs, Robots, Music, and spontaneity; it will
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tags: ruby wpi python microsoft
Nov 22 2008 01:00 AM
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Adding scripting to a C# Silverlight app

At Microsoft, the people I work with and I are definitely the minority, preaching about the benefits of dynamic languages and using the right tools for the right jobs, as in don't use static languages where you don't need it -- though there are plenty of
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tags: ruby c# silverlight
Nov 18 2008 11:00 AM
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"console=true": REPLs in Silverlight

At Seattle CodeCamp v4.0 today, I talked a lot about REPLs, or "Read, Evaluate, Print Loops". They are the true "minimalist" view of programming; type a line, run a line. Most of them are no frills, only a terminal window and a
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tags: ruby talks silverlight
Nov 18 2008 05:53 AM