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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Standard Library Interest? (The Big Player ACT)
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Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> writes:

> And aren't there extensive reports about the Booch components?
> For the 83 version, you have a book covering a lot.

This is true. Not sure if it's in print .. I could check but of the
top of my head I think it was more about the internals than usage.

> Booch is a writer, too, isn't he, so I gather that the free
> Booch components aren't lightyears away from MS libraries, even
> where the documents aren't in the distribution, or in the source
> files?

I don't know the MS libraries but I would be amazed if the BCs bore
anything more than a passing resemblance.

Of course no one wants documentation, they want "Learn to use the BCs
in 24 hours" or some such.

-- 
Simon Wright                               100% Ada, no bugs.