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=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,2c6139ce13be9980 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,2c6139ce13be9980 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,2c6139ce13be9980 X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,3d3f20d31be1c33a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: rodemann@mathematik.uni-ulm.de (Joerg Rodemann) Subject: Re: Interface/Implementation (was Re: Design by Contract) Date: 1997/08/29 Message-ID: <3406aaa9.0@news.uni-ulm.de>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 268902547 References: <34046FAD.52BFA1D7@eiffel.com> <3406A707.787D@dmu.ac.uk> Followup-To: comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.eiffel Organization: University of Ulm, SAI, Germany Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.eiffel Date: 1997-08-29T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Graham Perkins (gperkins@dmu.ac.uk) wrote: > But really, this whole discussion indicates to me that we are still in > the stone > age with our tools. Why are we still talking about "files"?!! > Presumably stored > in DOS or Unix directories ?!! Uggghhhh!!!! Well, perhaps the reason is somewhat called the least common denominator? I'd love to have powerful tools that keep me from caring about my 'files' a lot and give me lots of other support. But(!) the more tools you have the more work is needed to port these tools to different platforms. Have a look at GNAT or gcc: that is really good work and it is available on many platforms. Yet there are a lot more platforms that are not covered that well. And here we are talking only about the compiler. Not any additional tools that 'make life easy'. To keep this short: When will Eiffel be available for the Cray T3E? Or the NEC SX-4? :-) Maybe I should try a gcc/GNAT port first instead of waiting... Yours Joerg -- rodemann@mathematik.uni-ulm.de | Dipl.-Phys. Joerg S. Rodemann Phone: ++49-(0)711-5090670 | Flurstrasse 21, D-70372 Stuttgart, Germany -------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- rodemann@rus.uni-stuttgart.de | University of Stuttgart, Computing Center Phone: ++49-(0)711-685-5815 | Visualization Department, Office: 0.304 Fax: ++49-(0)711-678-7626 | Allmandring 30a, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany