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,f66d11aeda114c52 X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,f66d11aeda114c52 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "W. Wesley Groleau x4923" Subject: Re: Building blocks (Was: Design By Contract) Date: 1997/09/09 Message-ID: <3415BA1A.7DCC@pseserv3.fw.hac.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 271117548 Sender: usenet@most.fw.hac.com (News Administration) References: <5ulurp$aj8$1@miranda.gmrc.gecm.com> <5un58u$9ih$1@gonzo.sun3.iaf.nl> <5v0bph$n98$2@miranda.gmrc.gecm.com> X-Nntp-Posting-Host: sparc02 Organization: Hughes Defense Communications Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.eiffel Date: 1997-09-09T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: > > whole. In fact the Eiffel exception mechanism is superior to the > > Ada one because it is built on a theoretical model of software > > engineering. Theory is a good thing when it leads to progress. After it is confirmed by practical experience, it remains a good thing. As soon as it disagrees with practical experience, it becomes a Bad Thing. Ada's design had plenty of "theory" behind it. But it also had plenty of experienced people to shoot down any tendency to put excessive faith in theory. I can't personally say Eiffel's experience supports or disproves its theory. (Obviously, there are plenty of people already saying it supports it.) But I can say that "built on a theoretical model" is certainly no argument for superiority over Ada, or even over C. To change a word in an earlier quote: "A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with a theory." -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Groleau, Hughes Defense Communications, Fort Wayne, IN USA Senior Software Engineer - AFATDS Tool-smith Wanna-be wwgrol AT pseserv3.fw.hac.com Don't send advertisements to this domain unless asked! All disk space on fw.hac.com hosts belongs to either Hughes Defense Communications or the United States government. Using email to store YOUR advertising on them is trespassing! ----------------------------------------------------------------------