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From: jan.de.kruyf@gmail.com
Subject: Re: software failure metrics
Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 23:44:22 -0700 (PDT)
Date: 2015-05-28T23:44:22-07:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <0586d4cc-6019-49c1-a985-116148201fac@googlegroups.com> (raw)
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On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3:22:14 AM UTC+2, David Botton wrote:
> I like page 43;
> 
> Dear Niklaus (Prof. Wirth)
> For Oberon.next, I would like:
> Programming by contract (Eiffel)
> TRY-CATCH clauses (Java)
> More expressive interfaces: ABSTRACT, FINAL, etc.
> Object finalization (orthogonal, unlike constructors)
> 
> Isn't that Ada?
> 
> David Botton
\

Ha Ha yes David, 

"Since the Romans have taught us "Simplex Veri Sigillum" --that is: simplicity is the hallmark of truth-- we should know better, but complexity continues to have a morbid attraction."  (EWD898)

Especially the last part. 

I love it the way a question for reflexion was turned upside down into a language shoot out. We (me included ) have not progressed much from stone age tribalism, notwithstanding Mount Sinai and the prophets. I  love it, I love it.

Peace to you,

j.

  reply	other threads:[~2015-05-29  6:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-05-28  8:21 software failure metrics jan.de.kruyf
2015-05-29  1:22 ` David Botton
2015-05-29  6:44   ` jan.de.kruyf [this message]
2015-05-29  8:33     ` Georg Bauhaus
2015-05-29  8:44       ` jan.de.kruyf
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