Thursday, December 09, 2004

Dynamic Languages and C++

As I read Tim Bray's blog last night, I wondered if plain old C++ had a particularly compelling story to tell in the dynamic language space.

It seems like .NET and Java have a leg up on C++. Yeah -- I know you can write Python extension in C/C++, but you have to do extra work. It seems like with Java and .NET, you get this stuff "for free".

BTW, don't you think that Sun had an ulterior motive in inviting these dyanmic language gurus to their campus? To build up some street cred perhaps?