Re: I need your experience - classification and comparison of languages

[stephenjspiro@mail.com (Stephen J Spiro)]

docdwarf@panix.com wrote in message news:<a2h9h3$ggo$1@panix1.panix.com>...
> In article <b9660815.0201210010.53b3266@posting.google.com>,
> Yvan Radenac <yvan.radenac@equant.com> wrote:
> >I am writing a small report about "Object oriented languages and their
> >public implementations" for a course in Software Engineering.
> 
> Please do your own homework.
> 
> DD


Not fair, Doc.  He is doing generalized research on an extremely wide
field, in which he cannot possibly have personal expertise.  Given the
topic, and in spite of the refernce provided by another post-er, it is
sufficiently current and topical that there is probably very little in
the literature which is relavant.  "Field research", such as inquiring
of experts, is completely appropriate in such a case.

When I was in college, I had a "major paper" topic for which I could
not find a resolution.  I had done what I considered a very thorough
analysis of the literature.  Finally, I realized that one of the
frequent contributors on the topic was on the faculty of my school. I
looked him up, and aked him if there was (yet) a firm determination of
the Genetic Cause of Audiogenic Seizure Susceptibility in Mice. 
Rather than tell me to do my own homework, he invited me to sit down,
and told me what he knew.

I think, given the topic, Mr Radenac is entitled to the same courtesy.

{Just for the record, Doc, I usually back you up when you give that
advice.  For someone who just hasn't paid attention in class, or
hasn't cracked the book, it's FINE advice.  Mr Radenac's assignment,
on the other hand, requires a legitimate search for expert opinion.}

Stephen J Spiro