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From: Martin Dowie <martin@dowie-cs.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Is Apex dead as an environment for Ada & Java?
Date: 1999/11/30
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> This approach is simple and enforceable. I don't
> like the fact that Apex has features as complicated
> as subsystems to accomplish this simple effect.
> The tool effectively locks you into a specific approach
> and you become a captive Apex customer because
> of some outrageous marketing features.
>
> In any event, there are many valid reasons to have
> circular dependencies. See Java for lots of examples.

Apex supports subsystems circular dependencies - it just forces you to be
explicit about it - and this may make you think about your design to see if it
is really necessary

i've worked with a number of companies who all use Apex in their own house style
- Apex DOES NOT lock you into anything!

p.s. i don't work for rational!