Re: What is the exact problem with SE and GOBO ?

Damian Dobroczyn'ski wrote:
> When developing a software I find it very reasonable to try to find 
> *common* *denominator* for the broadest set of compilers I know. That 
> what I've done when working with C++ language. This "case" problem I've 
> found in Eiffel community is radiculus to me. The solution is simple. 
> Find the *common* *denominator* for all compilers. 

That's what I've done during almost 10 years with the Gobo
project. And it was still the case when Gobo 3.4 was released.
However it is now a waste of time to have to modify the code
of Gobo each time SE releases a new version. With SE clearly
announcing that their language is not Eiffel anymore I now
prefer to spend my time developing an Gobo Eiffel compiler
compatible with ISE and ECMA rather than being unproductive
like I did during the past year trying to support a compiler
that is diverging from the language implemented by others.

>>Stick to Eiffel.
> 
> I would like to.

Colin's advice was: stop using compilers whose language looks
like Eiffel but are diverging from it every day, making not
only Gobo's code but even your code not compilable between
each new version. It is very reasonable to try to find the
common denominator between all Eiffel compilers. It is not
reasonable to support a compiler which claims not supporting
Eiffel anymore and is breaking existing code at each release.
So, to make Colin's advice clearer, I would say that if you
want to use Eiffel, don't use SE. SE's team clearly said that
Eiffel and SmartEiffel are too different languages. They started
to be two different dialects but are really becoming two
different languages every day. So, don't be fooled by the word
"Eiffel" in SmartEiffel, it's history.

-- 
Eric Bezault
mailto:ericb-D6Qt/9opevxWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
http://www.gobosoft.com



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