[GD-General] Eiffel

[Brian H. <bri...@py...>]

So whilst engaged in yet another C/C++ flame fest on another mailing
list, I ran into the subject of Eiffel.

(quick note: if you have an interest C++'s weaknesses, please check out
Ian Joyner's fantabulous paper on the subject at:
http://www.elj.com/cppcv3/ ).

I won't bore you folks with my typical rant about how languages kinda
suck, and development environments suck even worse, and how the two
really need to be the same thing (yeah, I know, SmallTalk...), but
instead I'll just ask: anyone here actually use Eiffel relatively
recently for any projects, and if so, what did you think about it?

I don't want this to become a flame fest about languages, but I'm not
averse to intelligent discussion on the pros/cons of choosing a language
and environment to enhance software robustness, stability and
maintainability.

Brian