.NET Compliant Languages

One of the imperative features of the .NET is the facility to program in multiple languages, which allows programmers to use their favorite languages. Right now, the Microsoft programming languages including Visual Basic .NET, Visual C#, Visual J# and Visual C++ with managed extensions are part of Visual Studio .NET 2003 and developers can make use of these languages for developing different applications.

The other few .NET compliant languages from other vendors are:

ASML for .NET [AsmL: Abstract State Machine Language]: AsmL is an executable specification language based on the theory of Abstract State Machines. The current version, AsmL 2 (AsmL for Microsoft .NET), is embedded into Microsoft Word and Microsoft Visual Studio.NET. It uses XML and Word for literate specifications. It is fully interoperable with other .NET languages. AsmL generates .NET assemblies which can either be executed from the command line, linked with other .NET assemblies, or packaged as COM components.

Mercury on .NET: The current release of the Mercury compiler includes preliminary support for generating code for .NET. It also includes a partial port of the Mercury library and runtime to .NET. This is still work in progress.

SmallScript and Smalltalk for .NET: The S# language implementation (pronounced s-sharp) is a complete modular redesign of the Smalltalk language, offering transparent cross-language integration and component based deployment.

Perl for .NET: Download a trial version of NetCOBOL for .NET V1.1 Now

Eiffel ENViSioN! 1.2 offers users an enhanced experience within VS .NET. It now supports both Visual Studio.NET 2002 & 2003, so developers can choose the version of Visual Studio most suited for their needs.

Fortran for .NET, download our Technology Preview. Lahey Computer Systems and Fujitsu are currently developing a new product called Fortran for .NET with a compiler that generates MSIL and has new language extensions for object-oriented features and interoperability with other .NET languages.

AVR for .NET: AVR for .NET is ASNA’s next-generation of Visual RPG. AVR for .NET “snaps” into Microsoft’s Visual Studio.NET 2003 and provides an RPG compiler that works with Visual Studio’s built-in debugger. AVR for .NET’s RPG compiles to native, managed code, Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) assemblies.

ActiveState PerlASPX enables professional Perl programmers to use Perl for dynamic content generation on ASP.NET Web servers. For more information or to download PerlASPX, click here. Perl for .NET Research is the result of a research project, creating a native code compiler for Perl to the Microsoft .NET Framework. The status of this compiler is experimental; it also supports just a subset of the language. The latest version of Perl for .NET Research is PerlForDotNet-5.6.0.613.msi.

Python: Perl for .Net and Python for .Net will provide programmers with easy interoperability between languages, cross-language inheritance and they will enable programmers to simply create, extend and consume .NET components.

Oberon for .net: Oberon is a member of the Pascal language family. From its ancestors Pascal and Modula-2 it inherits a compact, highly expressive and self-explanatory syntax, strictly enforced data types, and a concept of module in combination with public view.

NetCOBOL for .NET: Fujitsu NetCOBOL for .NET smoothly integrates with other languages such as Visual Basic, C#, and Eiffel. Fujitsu Software is the only COBOL vendor to announce support for Microsoft .NET and ASP.NET, including Web Services.

Delphi: Vendor: Borland

Mondrian for .NET: Mondrian is a functional language specifically designed for interoperating in OO environments.

F# is an implementation of the core of the Caml programming language for the .NET Framework, along with cross-language extensions. The aim is to have it work together seamlessly with C#, Visual Basic, SML.NET and other .NET programming languages.

Dyalog APL for .NET

Check the following links for more detials:
Visual Basic, C# , JScript , C++ , J# , APL , Cobol , Component Pascal , Delta Forth .NET compiler, Eiffel , Fortran , Haskell , Mercury , Oberon , PERL , Python , Salford FTN95 , Scheme SmallScript , Standard ML , TMT Pascal & F#