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Calum wrote:
> Philippe Ribet wrote:
>
>> EventHelix.com wrote:
>>
>>> At this point C++ would seem to be the best choice. I don't think any
>>> other
>>> language would match C++ in performance and power.
>>>
>>
>> Do you at least ever heard of Eiffel? I would say that C++ is far from
>> matching Eiffel power.
>
>
> In terms of "raw power", both languages are Turing powerful (if we
> ignore the "can a finite computer be Turing complete" pedentry). So
> power in what sense? What's really nice and neat to do in Eiffel that
> is difficult in C++? Give some source code, or at the very least a link
> to an article.
It's obvious here that language power means expressivity.
> Can for example Eiffel implement its own allocators, or is its type
> system itself Turing complete (C++ templates)?
Could you please re-formulate questions about allocators and type
system? I do not understand what you mean, sorry.
--
Philippe Ribet
The README file said
"Requires Windows 95, NT 4.0, or better."
So... I installed it on Linux!