On 5/23/05, Ovid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In discussing the benefits, I didn't think you made a strong argument. > However, in reading the page your docs points to, I think the argument > can be improved with this: > > Precondition violations mean that the client > is in error. Postcondition violations means > that the supplier is incorrect.
I've left out deeper discussion in hope that I'll be writing a larger article that dives further into the world of contracts. But, you're right -- I've probably skimmed to far above the surface. > I also noticed you didn't make a comparison to Class::Contract. I > think something explicit would be useful. Whoops! Definitely meant to include that. > You did write > "Class::Agreement is also the only implementation in any language to > blame failed contracts correctly", but I don't know what that means. I > also note that the link you point us to after that comment is a > citation, not something I can actually read. CiteSeer has a little box full of links under "View or Download" on the citation pages. -- Ian Langworth
