From: jsa@alexandria.organon.com (Jon S Anthony)
Subject: Re: Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!)
Date: 1997/08/14
Date: 1997-08-14T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <JSA.97Aug14131421@alexandria.organon.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 33F22AD8.41C67EA6@eiffel.com
In article <33F22AD8.41C67EA6@eiffel.com> Bertrand Meyer <Bertrand.Meyer@eiffel.com> writes:
> > Which appeared in a column in IEEE Computer magazine, positioning
> > it deceptively as a technical item instead of an ad.
>
> This is outrageous. The article in question suggested a technical
Perhaps, but since this is a pretty wide spread impression, it may be
worth considering which side of the "desk" it originates.
> solution (Design by Contract) to avoid new occurrences
^^^^^^^^
Interesting that you changed this in your own followup to your own
post here.
> For example the June issue of IEEE Computer included a 6-page eulogy
> of Java by its creator, James Gosling. Is this a deceptive ad too?
Possibly. Wouldn't surprise me in the least.
> technical advocacy, IEEE Computer and other magazines will soon
> become rather boring places. Fortunately I don't think that's going
> to happen.
Possibly - or more reasonable and cogent.
> It seems that the idea of using modern techniques to
> improve software reliability shocks some people so much
There is nothing new about assertions or the notion behind DBC. The
basic ideas have been floated in various forms for a looonnggg time
now.
/Jon
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1997-08-03 0:00 Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally!) Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <dewar.870870888@merv>
[not found] ` <33E8FC54.41C67EA6@eiffel.com>
1997-08-07 0:00 ` Juergen Schlegelmilch
1997-08-07 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-07 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <33EB4935.167EB0E7@eiffel.com>
1997-08-08 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-08 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-08 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-11 0:00 ` Don Harrison
1997-08-11 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-12 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <33F22AD8.41C67EA6@eiffel.com>
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <33F28DBF.794BDF32@eiffel.com>
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-08-16 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-14 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Thomas Beale
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-08-16 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-14 0:00 ` Robert S. White
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-14 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony [this message]
1997-08-14 0:00 ` Matthew Heaney
1997-08-14 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-15 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-08-14 0:00 ` geldridg
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-13 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-17 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-19 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <33FB3B29.41C67EA6@eiffel.com>
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
[not found] ` <5tv9cs$85q@nntpa.cb.lucent.com>
[not found] ` <340341CA.2F1CF0FB@eiffel.com>
1997-08-27 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Thomas Beale
1997-08-21 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <33FD8685.AAAE3B4F@stratasys.com>
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
[not found] ` <3401811D.1700E7BE@stratasys.com>
1997-08-25 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Jeff Kotula
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <33FE8732.4FBB@invest.amp.com.au>
1997-08-26 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
[not found] ` <33FFA324.4DB9@flash.net>
[not found] ` <34013F3E.27D4@invest.amp.com.au>
1997-08-29 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-23 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-21 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Bertrand Meyer
1997-08-22 0:00 ` W. Wesley Groleau x4923
1997-08-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-08-09 0:00 ` Marinos J. Yannikos
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1997-08-21 0:00 aek
[not found] ` <33FC66AD.9A0799D4@calfp.co.uk>
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Robert S. White
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-22 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
1997-08-23 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
[not found] ` <33FFA4B1.3543@flash.net>
1997-08-26 0:00 ` Nick Leaton
[not found] ` <3406BEF7.2FC3@flash.net>
[not found] ` <3406E0F7.6FF7ED99@calfp.co.uk>
1997-09-02 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1997-08-22 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1997-08-22 0:00 Critique of Ariane 5 paper (finally) AdaWorks
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