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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Building blocks (Was: Design By Contract)
Date: 1997/09/12
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Jon said

<<> Brian Rogoff said
>
> <<>>In fact the Eiffel exception mechanism is superior to the Ada one
> >> because it is built on a theoretical model of software engineering.>>
>
> This is one of the more absurd statements in what is unfortunately becoming
> a rather tedious thread. First of all, the idea that being "built on
> *a* (i.e. any old) theoretical model of software engineering" is per se
> a good thing is a bit laughable.

Coming to Brian's defense here: He didn't say this, Paul Johnson said
it.  However, I fully agree with your characterization of the statement.>>


Gosh, another horrible attribution error, that's twice in a week. Sorry
about that Brian!