<quote who="Dave Kempe"> > Jeff Waugh wrote: > > At some stage, we will definitely want to start using managed code > > (Python, Java, Mono, whatever) in GNOME "official" software releases... > > sorry I haven't heard that term before... what is 'managed code' and what > can it do for me?
"Managed code" is a .NET buzzwordlet that has seeped into commonish language lingo. It basically means code executed in a virtual machine environment, interpreted, or (all the more often these days) somewhere in between. So, it encompasses Java, Mono and Microsoft's CLR, Python, Perl, Parrot, etc. It buys you everything that the higher-than-C-level-langauges you know from the *nix world usually would (or arguably more, if you're coming from the MS defined perspective). http://www.google.com.au/search?q=define:Managed+code - Jeff -- GVADEC 2004: Kristiansand, Norway http://2004.guadec.org/ We're passe with class, eh? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
