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The handwriting was on the wall: Microsoft was leaning away from supporting the IronRuby language.It turns out that was true. And ditto with its complement, IronPython.IronRuby and IronPython, until November 1, are Microsoft-supported and .Net-targeted variations of the Ruby and Python dynamic programming languages. Following November one,Office Pro Plus, they will belong to the community and won;t be Microsoft properties any more.For any even though, it looked as if Microsoft was moving full-steam-ahead with dynamic languages. Including the Dynamic Language Runtime towards the Typical Language Runtime created the Redmondians seem even additional committed. Previously this summer time, Microsoft created IronRuby and IronPython accessible under the Apache two open-source license. About the exact same time,Office 2007 Enterprise, Microsoft released version one.1 of IronRuby and an alpha of IronPython 2.7.But there were indicators issues had been afoot. There was talk Microsoft might be convinced to maneuver IronRuby towards the CodePlex Basis (now recognized because the Outercurve Basis) or to release it towards the local community in some way. Microsoft officials wouldn't speak about their ideas for the languages.On October 21, the future grew to become crystal clear. Microsoft said it truly is donating both IronRuby and IronPython to the open source community. Microsoft just isn't killing off its assistance for the Dynamic Language Runtime, nevertheless; that may keep on to be component with the .Net Framework, as it really is presently, officials stated today.(”Donating towards the community” is what Microsoft did with Visual FoxPro and the .Net Micro Framework,Office Professional Plus, as properly,Windows 7 Home Premium Key, as Microsoft watchers may recall.)Microsoft isn;t simply casting off these languages, officials insisted. And, indeed, it does look like there;s been some forethought as to what to do to make sure they don;t simply whither. According to a blog post by Jason Zander, Corporate Vice President, Visual Studio:“As component of these changes I’m happy to announce new project leaders external to Microsoft who will take over the projects and provide leadership going forward. The IronPython project will have Miguel de Icaza, Michael Foord, Jeff Hardy, and Jimmy Schementi as Coordinators. Miguel de Icaza and Jimmy Schementi will be the Coordinators of IronRuby. All of these guys have worked with or on the Iron projects since their inception and I have nothing but trust and respect for the new stewards of these community projects.”Any IronRuby and/or IronPython developers on the market? What;s your take?Update: Jim Hugunin, the creator of IronPython, has just announced he is leaving Microsoft for Google. He says Microsoft;s decision to discontinue its assistance of IronPython was “a catalyst but not the cause” for his decision. Some good stuff from Hugunin;s eloquent goodbye post:“I will suffer some pain when I have to write code in Java now that I;ve learned to love the elegance of C#. I will suffer some frustrations when I have to use Google Docs instead of the finely polished UI in Microsoft Office. Additional than anything, I will always value the chance that I had to work with and learn valuable lessons from some actually great people.“As I leave Microsoft, I;m incredibly excited to be going to work for Google. I like to build projects with small talented teams working on quick cycles driven by iterative feedback from users. I like to have a healthy relationship with Open Source code and communities,Office 2007 Standard, and I believe that the future lies in the cloud and the web. These things are all possible to do at Microsoft and IronPython is a testament to that. In spite of this, making that happen at Microsoft always felt like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole - which will be done but only at major cost to both the peg and the hole.”