BOO Vs IronPython

Question

What is the difference between IronPython and BOO? Is there a need for 2 Python-like languages?

Answer 1

IronPython is a python implementation wheras Boo is another language with a python-esque syntax. One major difference is that Boo is statically typed by default.

I'm sure there are more differences, I've only looked at Boo briefly, but I've been meaning to look at bit deeper (so many languages so little time!).

Here is a list of Boo gotchas for python programmers which sums up the differences quite nicely:

• http://boo.codehaus.org/Gotchas+for+Python+Users