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From: Biju Thomas <bijuthom@ibm.net>
Subject: Re: [WAYRTW?] (was: Re: Software landmines (loops))
Date: 1998/09/17
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Zane Lewkowicz wrote:
> 
> The flaw?  Meyer carelessly mixes the fundamental concepts of
> object oriented programming with specific implementation
> decisions and even trivial details, especially when such
> details distinguish his own O-O language, Eiffel, from its
> competitors.  At times this juxtaposition of sound insights
> with petty differentiation becomes almost comical, such as
> when a Summary Of The Important Points From This Chapter
> contains both "Don't confuse classes with objects, as some
> would-be O-O gurus have done.", and "Compilation is controlled
> by a configuration management language called 'Lace'.".
> 

Well, Dr.Meyer is entitled to his owen discretion when writing a book.
Do you believe that an author will be objective to him/her when writing
a book? Take any book/paper published and look at the references
section. If the topic of the book/paper has any relation to any
publication of the author, it will appear in the references section. (I
believe publications are not subject to anti-trust laws:-))

On the points raised, 'confusing classes with objects' contains some
matter and is not related to Eiffel. I agree that the one about 'Lace'
is implementation specific.

Biju Thomas