eWeek: Microsoft Lures Open-Source Programmer | Linux Today

eWeek: Microsoft Lures Open-Source Programmer

Written By
MJF
Mary Jo Foley
Aug 18, 2004

[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]

“Microsoft is continuing to grab top developer talent. The
latest catch: open-source stalwart Jim Hugunin.

“Hugunin created JPython/Jython; co-designed the AspectJ
aspect-oriented-programming language while working at the Xerox
PARC research center; and is the moving force behind IronPython,
the implementation of the Python language targeted at .Net and
Mono…”

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MJF

Mary Jo Foley

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