.NET Framework 4.6.2

Re:.NET Framework 4.6.2 by WorldMaker on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @10:18AM (#12218050)

Arguably the DLR accomplished what it set out to do and it is very usable. I've used C#'s dynamic in a number of production project and even a deeper use of DLR constructs (IDynamicObject expression generation) in a few particular sets of circumstances. You can kind of see how Microsoft felt the DLR was "finished" because they solved a lot of the hard problems and made them seem simple and easy.

IronPython and IronRuby are still useful for doing .NET things in a REPL or scripting, though Roslyn's support for C# (and VB) REPL/scripting and F# have lessened the amount of time I spend with IronPython.

(I did recently hear IronPython rebooted and is trying to build out a full CPython 3.5+ compatible version, which was exciting to hear.)

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Re:.NET Framework 4.6.2 by kidmenot on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @11:36AM (#12218692)

Happy to hear about IronPython trying to get up to speed, I'm using it a lot and it's pretty awesome.

I haven't had the chance to play with Roslyn yet, though. Seems promising.

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Re:.NET Framework 4.6.2 by tracker1 on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @08:22PM (#12222521)

Nice to hear that IronPython is still seeing some love... I was sad to see (whatever the DLR JavaScript runtime was called) go away when IronRuby and IronPython were picked up.

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