Re: [Ironruby-core] Wondering how many will go with C#, after IronRuby arrives

2008-06-18 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Josh Charles wrote: > > I have to agree with Mike here. Ruby development with TextMate (a > text editor only) works wonderfully, but I would be hesitant to > develop C# applications in the same way. > > On the other hand, one thing that will be really nice is to have a > debugger that works eas

Re: [Ironruby-core] Wondering how many will go with C#, after IronRuby arrives

2008-06-18 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Ben Hall wrote: I don't see why Microsoft > should support VB6 when its a horrible language for actual > development. --- Hi, Just to clarify. By VB6 and Vb.Net i meant those, dedicated developers who started their career with VB and ended up with

Re: [Ironruby-core] Wondering how many will go with C#, after IronRuby arrives

2008-06-18 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hi, I VOTE FOR IRONRUBYMy Big PLUS for it. + I always kept myself away from .Net, since i never liked C#, and i was sorry to see the Vb.Net community ignored after their long association with VB6 and then Vb.Net. MSFT should support their loyal developers ( Vb6 and Vb.Net ) first. C# came

Re: [Ironruby-core] Asp.Net MVC with IronRuby at TechEd

2008-06-06 Thread Rahil Kantharia
John Lam (IRONRUBY) wrote: > We have a bunch of work to do to land ASP.NET MVC + IronRuby for my Tech > Ed talk. I'll have a blog post about that likely on the Friday just > before my talk. > > Thanks, > -John -- Hi John, Any Fresh News/Updates on this...?

Re: [Ironruby-core] Asp.Net MVC with IronRuby at TechEd

2008-06-03 Thread Rahil Kantharia
John Lam (IRONRUBY) wrote: > > We have a bunch of work to do to land ASP.NET MVC + IronRuby for my Tech > Ed talk. I'll have a blog post about that likely on the Friday just > before my talk. > > Thanks, > -John -- Hi John, Do you have any plans to show

[Ironruby-core] Performance difference in Asp.Net with IronRuby.

2008-06-02 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hi, Will there be any significant difference between Asp.Net with C# and IronRuby.? Since i have ready many blogs claiming C# to be running faster than Vb.Net, i just wanted to reconfirm that will IronRuby at par with C# or Vb.Net. I am more confused about performance since C# runs directly on C

[Ironruby-core] Regarding IronRuby... How true it sounds from this blog

2008-04-27 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hi, I was just referring a blog from Charles Nutter about his thinking on IronRuby and future implementations for Rails. Here's the link.. http://headius.blogspot.com/2008/04/promise-and-peril-for-alternative-ruby.html Just wondering, how true it sounds... I do not agree on many points. Looking

[Ironruby-core] Nice Inspiration for IronRuby, online Codes

2008-04-18 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hello, Here is a nice inspiration to put " IronRuby and IronPython Codes online. Have a look here to work with plethora of languages. http://codepad.org Just go to codepad.org and enter your code in any of the following languages: C, C++, D, Haskell, OCaml, Perl, Plain Text, Python, Ruby, Schem

[Ironruby-core] IronRuby in Action.... On its way

2008-03-29 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hello, Its nice to know that books are getting announced for IronRuby. I knew that Ivan Porto Carrero, is writing a book on IronRuby, but was unaware about the Title. Ok.. its now officially declared as " IronRuby in Action " by manning publications. Ivan has already earned a reputation by help

Re: [Ironruby-core] IronPython & Silverlight 2 Tutorial w ith Demos and Downl

2008-03-22 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hello, I think the above links were not placed properly and hence shows errors. I one again place the working links. http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ironpython/silverlight/interactive.shtml http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ironpython/silverlight/introduction.shtml http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ironp

[Ironruby-core] online console for IronRuby... Any Plans...?

2008-03-22 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hi, Its nice to know few new things today. As per this blog... http://www.hanselman.com/blog/IronPythonAndTheDLRMarchOn.aspx (1) Iron python has reached 2.0 beta 1 version (2) Djano is running on IronPython with SqlServer (3) Very soon IronRuby.sln will move to VS2008. Here's an link for Online

Re: [Ironruby-core] Professional IronRuby book announced by Wrox

2008-03-15 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hey You missed to mention another book by Ivan Porto Carrero . He writes for Manning Publishers and few write-ups by him are expected anytime on Manning WebSite. Keep an eye there like me. Ivan regularly helps us with the questions posted here. His Book definitely deserves attention.

Re: [Ironruby-core] Few Small Examples in Linq with IronRuby

2008-03-14 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Web Reservoir wrote: > But can someone provide few examples, how Linq with IronRuby will look > alike. --- I am the second interested. LINQ 2 SQL is very important. I think few experts should start some tutorials about this Looking at the codes in C# and

Re: [Ironruby-core] Active Record Or LINQ with IronRuby...?

2008-03-14 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Thanks Ivan for the excellent guidance. You helped me move ahead, but i am still in confused stage in choosing the right ORM. Perhaps your book will explain more on this. I think i should accept your idea to go SubSonic Way, since Subsonic understands Active Record much better and its a straig

[Ironruby-core] Active Record Or LINQ with IronRuby...?

2008-03-14 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hi, In my learning process, i am confused with the Advantages of ORM like " ActiveRecord" and "Linq to SQL" I would like to know... what majority developers think on this point. Is it worth to go with LINQ to take full advantages or Get use to ActiveRecord / Data Mapper for a proven ORM option.

Re: [Ironruby-core] can i use asp.net just like C# and Vb.net

2008-03-09 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Ivan Porto Carrero wrote: > It looks like the problems you are having are not related to the Rails > framework but are rather due to the fact that MRI isn't implemented in > .NET. > > hope this helps a little. > Ivan Yes Ivan True indeed. We are currently l

[Ironruby-core] Merb as a Milestone, rather than Rails for IronRuby 1.0

2008-03-09 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hi, Its no secret that IronRuby shall Run Rails to prove a total implementation for declaring IronRuby 1.0 Its a great going by IronRuby team, and i can see work progressing in this direction. But things have changed a lot recently... " Merb" a new framework for Ruby, has taken a right step in

Re: [Ironruby-core] can i use asp.net just like C# and Vb.net

2008-03-09 Thread Rahil Kantharia
John Lam (DLR) wrote: > Can you elaborate on this idea with some code fragments of how you would > like IronRuby + MVC to look like? Where would you like to see this? In > Views, in Controllers? Where does it make sense and where does it not > make sense. How exactly is ASP.NET MVC better than

Re: [Ironruby-core] can i use asp.net just like C# and Vb.net

2008-03-09 Thread Rahil Kantharia
John Lam (DLR) wrote: > Rahil Kantharia: > > I'd like to turn this around: how would the community like to see this > feature implemented? What exactly is it about Ruby and ASP.NET[MVC] that > makes it compelling? Do you have scenarios in mind?

Re: [Ironruby-core] How to benefit, from my 101 days ... before IronRuby com

2008-03-08 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hi Rob, We had read your interview on Infoq.com , with Mr. John Lam and were happy to see that we shall get IronRuby 1.0 by second half of 2008. We never expected it to be delayed so late. 2008 end is too late for us, we shall have to think some other options now. But what other options can b

[Ironruby-core] How to benefit, from my 101 days ... before IronRuby comes

2008-03-07 Thread Rahil Kantharia
Hello. I am posting this for me, and my friends around. We have just come to know that IronRuby 1.0 will ship in Second half of this year, that is round about in 1st week of July.( Approx 101 days to go ) We have selected IronRuby for various reasons... (1) With Ruby.. we can stay in touch with

[Ironruby-core] can i use asp.net just like C# and Vb.net

2008-03-07 Thread Rahil Kantharia
i am a new member here. sorry for my newbie and very basic question, since i am a fresh student. i like ruby and ironruby works for .net platform, thats what i know. Can i work with asp.net, as easily with ironruby as asp.net works today with C# and Vb.net. i mean, is it possible to totally avo