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- From: ross@traceback.gatech.edu (Rosario DSouza, J)
- Subject: Re: Where can I get Sather?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.002827.11597@cc.gatech.edu>
- Sender: news@cc.gatech.edu
- Organization: College of Computing, Georgia Tech
- References: <mwalker-260892094050@mwalker1.npd.provo.novell.com.> <1992Aug26.184926.8090@cc.gatech.edu> <mwalker-260892141117@mwalker1.npd.provo.novell.com.>
- Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 00:28:27 GMT
- Lines: 92
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- In article <mwalker-260892141117@mwalker1.npd.provo.novell.com.> mwalker@novell.com (Mel Walker) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug26.184926.8090@cc.gatech.edu>, ross@traceback.gatech.edu
- >(Rosario DSouza, J) wrote:
- >>
- >> In article <mwalker-260892094050@mwalker1.npd.provo.novell.com.> mwalker@novell.com (Mel Walker) writes:
- >> >I've heard about Sather,
- >> >which (I gather) ...
-
- >> Try:
- >>
- >> icsi-ftp.berkeley.edu:/pub/sather/sather-0.01.beta.tar.Z
- >>
- >> And by the way,
- >>
- >> why bother,
- >> with sather? ...
- >>
- >
- >You say to try Eiffel
- >(It must be delightful)
- >But one thing you must understand-
- >
- >I know it's a hit
- >but that's about it.
- >I'm one very uninformed man.
- >
- >So where can I get
- >A full, complete set
- >So that I can learn and can play?
- >
- >Is it cheap or free?
- >If so, then I'd be
- >int'rested. It would make my day.
- >
-
- If you are a student,
- I'm certain that it wouldn't,
-
- Cost much to get,
- A real decent set,
-
- Of all that you need,
- To program with speed:
-
- Objects and classes,
- Compiled in four passes;
-
- A bunch of libraries,
- To write programs with ease;
-
- You never collect garbage,
- As you would do for C,
-
- And that itself makes coding,
- As easy as can be;
-
- Try inheritance today,
- In the Eiffel way,
-
- And you are certain to find,
- That when it is combined,
-
- With the bindings dynamic,
- And the typings static,
-
- And the classes generic,
- And ISE magic,
-
- Things fall in place,
- By mysterious grace,
-
- Makes programming a pleasure,
- By any sane measure.
-
- Not being a student,
- I dare say, shouldn't,
-
- Turn you away,
- From Eiffel today.
-
- The rest is up to you,
- I'm all for Eiffel; hope you are too.
-
- -----------
- Ross D'Souza
- ross@cc.gatech.edu
-
- PS. The the above is not to be taken as legally binding.
- I do not speak for ISE, nor for Georgia Tech. I just
- like writing some fun poetry.
-
-
-