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IronPython in Action Michael J. Foord and Christian Muirhead MEAP Release: September 2007 Softbound print: January 2009 (est.) | 450 pages ISBN: 1-933988-33-9 |
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Table of Contents, MEAP Chapters & Resources
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Part 1: Getting Started With Iron Python
1. A new language for .NET - FREE 2. Introduction to Python - AVAILABLE 3. .NET objects and IronPython - AVAILABLE Part 2: Core Development Techniques 4. Writing an application and design patterns with IronPython - AVAILABLE 5. First class functions “in action” with XML - AVAILABLE 6. Properties, dialogs, and Visual Studio - AVAILABLE 7. Agile testing: where dynamic typing shines - AVAILABLE 8. Getting deeper into IronPython: metaprogramming, protocols, and more - AVAILABLE |
Part 3: IronPython and Advanced .NET
9. WPF and IronPython - AVAILABLE 10. Windows system administration with IronPython - AVAILABLE 11. IronPython and ASP.NET - AVAILABLE 12. Databases and web services - AVAILABLE 13. Silverlight: IronPython in the browser - AVAILABLE Part 4: Reaching Out With IronPython 14. Extending IronPython with C#/VB - AVAILABLE 15. Embedding the IronPython engine - AVAILABLE Appendix A. Whirlwind tour of C# Appendix B. Python magic methods Appendix C. Guide to .NET assemblies and namespaces Appendix D. Resources and links |
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DESCRIPTION
In 2005, Microsoft quietly announced an initiative to bring dynamic languages to the .NET platform. The starting point for this project was a .NET implementation of Python, dubbed IronPython. After a couple years of incubation, IronPython is ready for real-world use. It blends the simplicity, elegance, and dynamism of Python with the power of the .NET framework.
IronPython in Action offers a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to Microsoft's exciting new approach for programming the .NET framework. It approaches IronPython as a first class .NET language, fully integrated with the .NET environment, Visual Studio, and even the open-source Mono implementation. You'll learn how IronPython can be embedded as a ready-made scripting language into C# and VB.NET programs, used for writing full applications or for web development with ASP. Even better, you'll see how IronPython works in Silverlight for client-side web programming.
IronPython opens up exciting new possibilities. Because it's a dynamic language, it permits programming paradigms not easily available in VB and C#. In this book, authors Michael Foord and Christian Muirhead explore the world of functional programming, live introspection, dynamic typing and ‘duck typing’, metaprogramming, and more.
IronPython in Action explores these topics with examples, making use of the Python interactive console to explore the .NET framework with live objects. The expert authors provide a complete introduction for programmers to both the Python language and the power of the .NET framework. The book also shows how to extend IronPython with C#, extending C# and VB.NET applications with Python, using IronPython with .NET 3.0 and Powershell, IronPython as a Windows scripting tool, and much more.
Whether you're a Python user exploring .NET or a .NET developer exploring the world of dynamic languages, IronPython in Action will get you started quickly and show you how to be productive with this powerful new tool.
WHAT'S INSIDE:
- An introduction to IronPython, including a Python tutorial
- Overview of the .NET framework for Python programmers
- Embedding IronPython in applications
- Extending IronPython with C#
- IronPython web programming with ASP, Silverlight, and the DLR
- Structured application programming
- Testing with IronPython
- The power of dynamic languages through easy introspection, functional programming, and metaprogramming.
About the Authors
Michael Foord has been messing around with computers since the days when 32KB was a lot of memory. He has been programming with Python for over four years and for the last year has been working with a startup in London, developing a desktop application with IronPython. Michael has written many articles on Python, including the official “HOWTO Fetch Internet Resources Using urllib2”. He has also written articles on IronPython and has spoken about IronPython in the U.S., England, and Poland. He is the author of several popular open-source Python projects and has a blog on all things Python.
Christian Muirhead began his career in a high-volume database environment, and for the last eight years has been building database-driven websites. He has five years of experience working with C#, the .NET framework, and ASP.NET. He has been using Python in most of his projects since discovering it in 1999, including building web applications for the BBC using Django. He is now working at Resolver Systems developing a next-generation data-modeling tool in IronPython.
Book Reviews
“...For any serious users of IronPython, this book is a must have.”
—Noel O’Boyle, blogger
About the Early Access Version
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