RE: [GD-General] Eiffel

[Paul B. <pa...@mi...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kent Quirk [mailto:ken...@co...]=20
> Subject: Re: [GD-General] Eiffel
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> I'd really like to find a language that makes more sense in a=20
> production environment than C++ or Java.=20
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> C: "You can do whatever you want."
> C++: "You can do whatever you want, if you can figure out how."
> Java: "You can do whatever you want that's safe."
> Perl: "You can do whatever you want any way you want, and=20
> preferably not
> the same way twice."
> Pascal: "You can't do anything."
> Eiffel: "You can do whatever we want."
> Python: "Whatever."
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> Any counterarguments?

What does "Whatever." mean for Python?  We use Python "in a
production" environment all the time.  We have about one or
two dozen tools written in Python. =20

One thing that I see a lot is the attitude that "we use C++
for the engine, so I guess we gotta use it everywhere."  I
agree with one of Brian's original statements: if I never=20
have to write a tool in C++ again, I can die a happy man. I'm
at the point where C++ just doesn't buy me anything for most
of our toolset. =20

Our main uber editor is still C++, but that is for legacy=20
reasons.  I am pretty sure UberEditor 2.x will not be C++. =20
More than likely it will either be C# or Python. Nothing other=20
than C++ or Perl really has the runtime/module support that we=20
would want.  Perl is out because Perl source code looks like=20
dropped carrier garbage.

Paul