On 15 Oct 2010, at 11:38, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 10:50 +0100, Justin Stringfellow wrote: > >> So, like C++, only better? >> >> Hmm... that sounds like every other language on the planet* >> >> cheers, >> --justin >> > You kidding? Writing a 'hello world' in Eiffel is like passing a > boulder.
It's not _that_ bad: class HELLO create make feature make is do print ("Hello World%N") end end I actually quite like Eiffel. The object model is fascinating and design by contract is interesting to play with. Adrian -- http://quietstars.com adri...@quietstars.com twitter.com/adrianh t. +44 (0)7752 419080 skype adrianjohnhoward del.icio.us/adrianh -- Next meeting: Crown Hotel, Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-11-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue