Sun Loves Jython Too
Tim Bray: As anybody who watches this space knows, we’ve been pouring increasing amounts of love on dynamic languages recently. Well, er, on Ruby, to be precise. But you know, Ruby’s not the only game in town. So, as of this morning, noted Pythonista Ted Leung and Jython lead Frank Wierzbicki are joining Sun.
Ted Leung: Today is my first day as a Sun employee.
Frank Wierzbicki: So what does this mean for Jython? First off, just in case anyone is worried: Jython is going to remain completely open source. Sun has applied for memebership to the PSF and the PSF will continue to be the steward of Jython's code. This move by Sun means that Jython is going to get some of the attention that it needs to move forward.
I have always thought of Jython as the original JVM language that started it all. It's nice to see Jython getting the same amount of attention as JRuby.
With Groovy and Scala getting very active support from capable companies like G2One and Artima, that leave only Perl...
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I agree! I remember the "JVM wow moment" for me circa 2000. Great to see the project on the comeback trail. Both for Jython's sake but also for Python's sake, in terms of mindshare and exposure.
That said, Groovy has really won me over. It will be interesting to see where I turn now for dynamic JVM action.