Importance of C# (was Re: IronPython-0.6 is now available!)

[Indrek Kruusa]

Peter Hansen wrote:

> Ivan Voras wrote:
>
>> Btw. has any serious python-lover tried C#? I was sceptical, it 
>> comming from Microsoft, but I'm reading a book about it now 
>> ("Programming C#"), and I'm getting really impressed - it could be a 
>> very productive language, and speedy also.
>
>
> In what way do you feel C# is significantly different than Java?


I do python every day, but the C# seems quite interesting. A little and 
very basic speed test ("Speed test" section):

http://www.tuleriit.ee/progs/index.php

I haven't tried the Novell's Mono yet, but I hope to do so.


Indrek