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From: Bertrand Meyer <Bertrand.Meyer@eiffel.com>
Subject: Re: Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!)
Date: 1997/08/13
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Ken Garlington wrote:

> Bertrand Meyer wrote:

>>>> The [Jezequel-Meyer IEEE Computer] article did not mention
>>>> any software product.

> Except Eiffel, of course. It went on to contrast Eiffel with other
> competing product lines.

Absolutely wrong.  Eiffel is not a product.
It is a non-proprietary method and language for the
construction of quality software.

The article did not mention any products. It was about
principles of software design and how they can help avoid
Ariane-like catastrophes.
 
-- BM