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3rd March 2008 - Link Blog

Jython's Future Looking Sunny. Sun have (finally) invested in Jython, hiring lead maintainer Frank Wierzbicki. They’ve also hired Ted Leung to “represent the wider world of Python at Sun”. Great news.

Posted 3rd March 2008 at 4:08 pm

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