Eiffel? What is it?

[Sean Palmer]

Can anyone describe what Eiffel is like as a programming language (what
makes it distinctive) without referring me to the FAQ?

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[Madison Cloutier]

In article <ac.467...@delta.com> sean....@delta.com (Sean Palmer) writes:

>Can anyone describe what Eiffel is like as a programming language (what
>makes it distinctive) without referring me to the FAQ?

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Madison Cloutier

[Chris Flatters]

In article <ac.467...@delta.com>, sean....@delta.com (Sean Palmer) writes:
>Can anyone describe what Eiffel is like as a programming language (what
>makes it distinctive) without referring me to the FAQ?

Take a look at http://www.eiffel.com:80/manuals/language/intro/index.html
(which ought to be referenced in the FAQ).

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[David Williams]

First, I should declare that I am not a software professional; I am a
civil engineer and my only interest in programming, or even computers, is
to help me understand the environment in which Civil Engineering occurs.

Eiffel allows me, and, I believe, anyone capable of grasping any
technical subject, to express their knowledge and experience in a dynamic
form that can also be read by others in the same dicipline. It thus
serves two purposes: simulation and communication.

To go with Eiffel I recommend Seamless Object Oriented Software
Architecture by Kim Walden and Jean-Marc Nerson, isbn: 0-13-031303-3.

David Willams
Dorset, UK