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From: "Ken Garlington" <Ken.Garlington@computer.org>
Subject: Re: Interresting thread in comp.lang.eiffel
Date: 2000/07/19
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"Veli-Pekka Nousiainen" <vp.nousiainen@lapinlahden-teknologiakeskus.fi>
wrote in message news:vnZc5.209$2y3.8676@read2.inet.fi...
> Hi, Ken !
>
> "Ken Garlington" <Ken.Garlington@computer.org> wrote in message
> news:vLub5.16107$7%3.987416@news.flash.net...
> > As I note in the paper, you can reasonably generate examples where DbC
> > helps. However, the examples provided to date are not, IMHO, germaine to
> the
> > specifics of the Ariane 5 case. Here's an even more interesting aspect:
>
> Does this mean that you otherwise consider DbC a superior
> methodology -

Superior to what? In solving what problem?

(Coincidences abound: My networks prof asked the class last time: "Which is
the superior LAN protocol: Ethernet, token ring, or token bus?" The answer
to that one is the same as the answer to your question!)

> exept that IYHO in this particular case even DbC
> would have been: Not Enough !

Not Enough, and maybe even Not Superior (for this problem).