As I recall, WP7 supports C# but does not support any of the .Net dynamic languages (Ruby or Python). Are any other programming languages besides C# supported? Could an app be developed using Boo?
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If you can compile it down to a .NET CF assembly, you could probably hack it to work - there's nothing explicitly stopping other languages from being used.
Paul Betts
2010-09-07 02:11:04
I think though, languages that require the DLR will not be "verifiable" until a later time.
Kevin Rood
2010-09-20 18:34:09
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F# is supported on the phone. The templates are not baked into Visual Studio yet but are available from this blog entry by Don Syme
JaredPar
2010-09-07 02:11:51
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Officially, only C# is supported so far. Unofficially, any language that can compile to a verifiable managed assembly (the verifiability requirement applies to all dependencies, too!) is good - so you should be able to use e.g. C++/CLI, F#, Delphi Prism...
Pavel Minaev
2010-09-07 02:12:07
Actually, not really - you cannot use C++/CLI due to the dependency restrictions and targeted platforms.
Dennis Delimarsky
2010-09-12 22:04:43
C++/CLI does not have any dependencies if used in `/clr:safe` mode (but then, of course, you don't get the full C++ language, nor the runtime library). As well, it outputs pure IL in that mode. So it should work.
Pavel Minaev
2010-09-13 08:00:36
This is a comprehensive and accurate answer to the OP. Some links to known demonstrations ie vb, f#, etc wouldn't go astray. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dsyme/archive/2010/08/20/f-windows-phone-7-silverlight-templates-now-on-visual-studio-gallery.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0 and http://justinangel.net/WindowsPhone7VBnetAndFSharp
Mick N
2010-09-14 13:37:36
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Currently, officially supported is C#. In the medium term (although no time frame officially announced) will be full support for VB.Net & F#. In the longer term will be official support for dynamic languages (IronRuby & IronPython) - although expect a restriction in what you can do with these languages due to marketplace restrictions.
Update:
The CTP of the Visual Basic tools are now available from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=a808a69d-6119-47b7-b858-262be5c49915
Matt Lacey
2010-09-07 08:05:32