Cedar vs. Dylan vs. IronPython vs. Python Comparison Chart

Cedar is an open source policy language and evaluation engine developed by AWS to facilitate fine-grained access control in applications. It enables developers to define clear and concise authorization policies, decoupling access control from application logic. Cedar supports common authorization models, including role-based access control and attribute-based access control, allowing for expressive and analyzable policy definitions. Its design emphasizes readability and performance, ensuring that policies are both easy to understand and efficient to enforce. By integrating Cedar, applications can make precise authorization decisions, enhancing security and maintainability. The policy structure is designed to be indexed for quick retrieval and to support fast and scalable real-time evaluation, with bounded latency. It enables analyzer tools capable of optimizing your policies and proving that your security model is what you believe it is.

IronPython is an open-source implementation of the Python programming language which is tightly integrated with .NET. IronPython can use .NET and Python libraries, and other .NET languages can use Python code just as easily. Experience a more interactive .NET and Python development experience with Python Tools for Visual Studio. IronPython is an excellent addition to .NET, providing Python developers with the power of the .NET. Existing .NET developers can also use IronPython as a fast and expressive scripting language for embedding, testing, or writing a new application from scratch. The CLR is a great platform for creating programming languages, and the DLR makes it all the better for dynamic languages. Also, the .NET (base class library, presentation foundation, etc.) gives developers an amazing amount of functionality and power. IronPython uses Python syntax and standard libraries and so your Python code will need to be updated accordingly.