From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.140.233.138 with SMTP id e132mr8196541qhc.7.1432881862218; Thu, 28 May 2015 23:44:22 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.140.101.22 with SMTP id t22mr97849qge.32.1432881862204; Thu, 28 May 2015 23:44:22 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder01.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!z60no4408477qgd.1!news-out.google.com!k20ni44995qgd.0!nntp.google.com!z60no4408472qgd.1!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 23:44:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <92dc6af1-3a83-464b-854e-5a912d2ed235@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=105.237.62.132; posting-account=orbgeAkAAADzWCTlruxuX_Ts4lIq8C5J NNTP-Posting-Host: 105.237.62.132 References: <92dc6af1-3a83-464b-854e-5a912d2ed235@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <0586d4cc-6019-49c1-a985-116148201fac@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: software failure metrics From: jan.de.kruyf@gmail.com Injection-Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 06:44:22 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Received-Bytes: 2035 X-Received-Body-CRC: 1620255164 Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:26049 Date: 2015-05-28T23:44:22-07:00 List-Id: 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.