Microsoft's growing support for dynamic languages
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Microsoft's Dynamic Language Runtime sets the tone for enabling dynamic languages to run on the .Net platform, according to Jim Hugunin, a DLR architect at Microsoft.
Speaking at the conference on OOPSLA (Object-Oriented Programming, Systems, Languages and Applications) here Oct. 22, Hugunin said that with the use of dynamic or scripting languages growing, Microsoft was looking for a way to enable such languages to run on .Net.
Microsoft wanted to draw more Web and open-source developers to the .Net platform, officials at the Redmond, Wash., company said. For developers, the benefits included being able to develop on a stable framework with a proven set of supporting tools.