IronPython in Action and the Decline of Windows

1 · Guido van Rossum · June 26, 2009, 7:05 p.m.
While CPython still rules on python-dev, especially with the excitement around Py3k, Python's alternative implementations are growing up: PyPy is now capable of running Django, Jython just released version 2.5, and IronPython has been releasing significant milestones like clockwork. I get a lot of satisfaction out of such milestones: they help establish Python as a language you can't ignore, no matter which platform you are using.Seeing a book like IronPython in Action, by Michael Foord and Chr...