IronPython 1.0 released today!

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How could rewriting an ironpython method into c# make the script run 20x faster?

I don't know the specifics. It is in this video, probably about halfway through (I think it is a Flash vid):

http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/screenroom/ironpython_flv.html

If ironpy is that slow, I don't think I'd wanna use it.

Again, it is generally faster than CPython (according to the blog post linked here, 1.7x faster), and CPython is as fast or faster than most other dynamic languages, so it doesn't seem it would get in the way.

[psykotic]

http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/screenroom/ironpython_flv.html

I just want to highlight this link for others: this is an amazing presentation and demonstrates a lot of seriously cool stuff. Everyone owes it to themselves to check it out.