When iron python meets a monkey

Have you heard of Jython? Jython is an implementation of the Python language on the Java platform. It allows developers to use the Python language for JAVA system development. The launch of Jython once caused a great sensation throughout the python and Java communities, and Jim hugunin was the author of Jython. Unfortunately, Jython has never released any new version since version 2.1, which is somewhat regrettable. But now Jim hugunin is back. This time he brought ironpython.

Ironpython was a sensation at the pycon 2004 Conference several months ago. As an implementation of the Python language on the. NET platform, the banchmark of ironpython is superior to the implementation of cpython in the C language. It can be seen that. Net's outstanding architectural design and Jim hugunin's deep understanding of language design.

Of course, ironpython can also run on mono. Inadvertently, with the help of the open-source community, Microsoft completed a close encirclement of Java. Mono is used to implement cross-platform capabilities, ironpython is used to implement its cross-language design capabilities, and it is a third-party language, not Microsoft's original. Of course, for a genius like Jim hugunin, Microsoft cannot sit still. No, with the release of the first version of ironpython, Jim hugunin also started to work at Microsoft.

Ironpython's smooth running on Mono proves Mono's good compatibility with. net. Although mono is not comparable to. Net in terms of speed (according to ironpython testing, Mono is only about 60% faster than. net ). However, we believe that with the completion of functions, developers in the open-source community will spend more energy to optimize performance. Mono and ironpython will surely have a better future.