A while ago I stumbled across a new programming language: Boo. It combines the nice syntax of the python programming language with the well designed .NET Framework class library / IL Language system. This means it is not compatible with python software, but with every .NET component out there. It exists for MS .NET and MONO, IDE Support is available through #Develop et al. . Among the best features: static typing (but with type inference, which spares you a lot of typing) & duck typing, a lot of neat features from python and a few nice bits from ruby/perl (built in syntax for regex), compile time macros (think compile-time VS.NET code snippets) and lots more. I can't wait to use it in a real project! If you're into programming, definitly check it out!
Boo!
March 12, 2006