Script Library for Windows Phone 7

Question

I am developing a library for Windows Phone 7. We want application developers to contact our library, but we want to be able to update functionality without requiring updating our client applications.

On other platforms, we do this with a Javascript interpreter. Sometimes we check if a new script is available. If we load it and cache it.

I know that Windows Phone 7 does not allow you to click on new code if it was not signed by Marketplace (it would be nice to be able to just pull out a new binary file). Is there any other option for the ability to run scripts on the client? Is there a better way to do this?

Answer 1

The dynamic language runtime is compatible with Silverlight, so it can be used to host .NET scripts. A quick search reveals two test applications showing how to use IronRuby on Windows Phone 7:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff960707.aspx

http://blog.tomasm.net/2010/03/21/ironruby-on-your-phone/

There may be other DLR-based scenarios that will also work on the phone.

Answer 2

The latest alpha version of ironRuby includes binaries for Windows Phone 7. You decide to use them. I’m not sure that the market requirements for using dynamic code, although there is the potential for remote updates with code that will not accept market approval.

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