JPython Status

[Ken Swisz]

Barry,

    I sure hope it is resolved and JPython is continually enhanced.  I
believe JPython to be the most under-rated tool in the programming
community.  Unfortunately, it is still in the shadows of (C)Python, Java
and Perl for various reasons.  I would like to see a lot more effort
going
on in the JPython area.  I'll even be heretical, why not emphasize
JPython
development over Python development.  JPython is in the nearly unique
position of being able to draw on the huge number of resources available
for Java.  Sometimes I have noticed that people spend a fair amount of
effort building something in or for Python, when they could have gotten
it
for free via JPython and a Java package or two.

Ken


"Barry A. Warsaw" wrote:

> Hi JPython users,
>
> I just wanted to assure you that we at BeOpen /are/ continuing JPython
> development.
>
> We're all aware that jpython.org is pretty stale at the moment, as is
> the official JPython 1.1 release, and we are currently working on
> solutions for both issues.  We're still talking with CNRI on an
> orderly transition, and hope they'll support us, but we also aren't
> banking our commitment to JPython's future on the outcome of those
> talks.
>
> So please don't panic yet <wink>.  I hope this will all be resolved in
> a couple of weeks.
>
> Cheers,
> -Barry
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