HDLUG Meeting – 04/06/10 – Recap

I attended the April Houston Dynamic Languages User Group Meeting this passed Tuesday. Cameron Laird (PhaseIT) gave a great talk on the Python language in general.

High Points Gleaned

When Google first released it’s app engine, Python was the exposed language.

Python is the language of BitTorrent, YouTube, Reddit and more.

It fully interoperates with Windows Forms, WPF, Silverlight, ASP.NET and Powershell

Several implementations of Python

• CPython (C)
• IronPython (Microsoft)
• Jython (Java)

Embedding is the exposure of an application’s internals (objects)

Python is an Extension Language

Links

• Python Programming Language – Official Website
• Book: IronPython in Action
• Houston Python Enthusiasts
• How to Write a Spelling Corrector

Announcements

New Twitter account – http://twitter.com/houdynlang

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