Iron Python and the Holy Grail


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Introduction to Dynamic Languages using Iron Python. And how to use Iron Python with traditional .NET Static Languages. How I-Python can make it possible with a few lines of code, develop a recommendation engine, based on previous and other user's ratings. Integrate this engine with C# to retrieve and parse data from SQL-server, and use the engine on a Silverlight2 UI to display the recommendations using C#. Demos:

• Short Demo on Iron Python (dynamic variables, string and number manipulations, arrays, create functions and objects)
• The power of eval()
• Load .NET framework System.* libraries.
• Presenting the "I-Python Recommendation Engine".
• Use in Iron Python, C# to retrieve and parse data previously saved on SQL-server.
• Presenting and connecting the C#/Silverlight UI to the "I-Python Recommendation Engine".
• Expose the "I-Python Recommendation Engine" as a WCF service.



Speaker: Giuseppe Turitto

Giuseppe Turitto is a developer with over ten years of experience in all stages of the software development life cycle in Windows and Web environments. He is skilled in data modeling, front and back-end programming and information architecture, focusing in the business requirements and user experience. Currently he is developing a "Family Office Administration Platform", using ASP.NET, C# and JavaScript (applying AJAX techniques) for Cornwall Financial Group. He also uses Python, PHP and Ruby at Dorcas Garcia Design, a web development agency where he is partner. His professional experience includes working for The Bank of New York, International Fund Administration, Arroba Digital Systems Spain, BANESCO Financial Institution (Venezuela) and Borland Latin America. His lately interests are Data Visualization techniques, Semantic Web, and Artificial Intelligence.


Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009


Time: Reception 6:00 PM , Program 6:15 PM


Location: Microsoft , 1290 Avenue of the Americas (the AXA building - bet. 51st/52nd Sts.) , 6th floor
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