1997

Jan 17, 1997 — Jython (JPython) First Release

On January 17, 1997, Jython (originally JPython) was released — an implementation of Python that runs on the Java Virtual Machine, allowing Python code to call Java libraries directly and giving developers the flexibility of Python with the full power of the JVM ecosystem.

January 17

March 19, 1997 — Visual Studio 97 Was Released

On March 19, 1997, Microsoft released Visual Studio 97 — the first version of what would later become one of the most widely used development environments in the world. It bundled Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro, and Visual J++ into a single package for the first time.

March 19