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Finnian Reilly
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Ian Joyner
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8:38 PM
Rust terseness VS Eiffel verbosity
Hello Finnian, On 12 Oct 2024, at 23:09, Finnian Reilly <fin...@eiffel-loop.com> wrote: Hello
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Rust terseness VS Eiffel verbosity
Hello Finnian, On 12 Oct 2024, at 23:09, Finnian Reilly <fin...@eiffel-loop.com> wrote: Hello
8:38 PM
john s wolter
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Finnian Reilly
3
8:18 AM
Zig can work as an Eiffel backend
Zig Presentation Excellent presentation in interview form, of how Zig stacks up against Rust, C++ and
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Zig can work as an Eiffel backend
Zig Presentation Excellent presentation in interview form, of how Zig stacks up against Rust, C++ and
8:18 AM
Finnian Reilly
Oct 10
Trying an idea on for size
Trying an idea on for size Choose your adjective (in alphabetical order) Beautiful Blasphemous
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Trying an idea on for size
Trying an idea on for size Choose your adjective (in alphabetical order) Beautiful Blasphemous
Oct 10
Jimmy Johnson
Oct 10
Are once classes a thing now?
Which version of EiffelStudio implements once classes? jjj
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Are once classes a thing now?
Which version of EiffelStudio implements once classes? jjj
Oct 10
Finnian Reilly
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Finnian Reilly
3
Oct 10
Python and Eiffel: A Comparison in Conciseness
Re: Enumerations as a Once Class Hi Javier once classes are a great feature but I don't think
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Python and Eiffel: A Comparison in Conciseness
Re: Enumerations as a Once Class Hi Javier once classes are a great feature but I don't think
Oct 10
Finnian Reilly
2
Oct 9
Understanding the internals of the Eiffel type system + benchmarks
More Type Comparison Benchmarks 6 October 2024 Finding a ZSTRING type at the end of list of 500
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Understanding the internals of the Eiffel type system + benchmarks
More Type Comparison Benchmarks 6 October 2024 Finding a ZSTRING type at the end of list of 500
Oct 9
Finnian Reilly
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wolandscat
13
Oct 9
Q. Is there a way to check if a type_id is valid ?
On 09/10/2024 02:49, Finnian Reilly wrote: >> Might be useful to take a quick look - there is a
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Q. Is there a way to check if a type_id is valid ?
On 09/10/2024 02:49, Finnian Reilly wrote: >> Might be useful to take a quick look - there is a
Oct 9
Finnian Reilly
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Guus Leeuw
3
Oct 4
EiffelStudio wishlist item
I'm wondering whether there is a lint / prettifying package available for Eiffel. I know the
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EiffelStudio wishlist item
I'm wondering whether there is a lint / prettifying package available for Eiffel. I know the
Oct 4
Finnian Reilly
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Bertrand Meyer
2
Oct 4
Re: A Guide to the Eiffel Style PDF
Both are OK. The idea is a comb-like structure +-+-+-+-+ X +-+-+-+-+-+ Y +-+-+-+ where an element
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Re: A Guide to the Eiffel Style PDF
Both are OK. The idea is a comb-like structure +-+-+-+-+ X +-+-+-+-+-+ Y +-+-+-+ where an element
Oct 4
Florent Nicart
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rfo amalasoft.com
6
Sep 24
Does undefine remove inherited contracts?
Your assumptions are correct. The postcondition in D must be at least include those from the ancestor
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Does undefine remove inherited contracts?
Your assumptions are correct. The postcondition in D must be at least include those from the ancestor
Sep 24
Alejandro Garcia
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Louis M
4
Sep 17
Is there a detailed documentation on porting eiffel to other platforms?
Thank you Louis. Your repo is very helpful And detailed. I'll try to reprodeluce the instructions
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Is there a detailed documentation on porting eiffel to other platforms?
Thank you Louis. Your repo is very helpful And detailed. I'll try to reprodeluce the instructions
Sep 17
Alejandro Garcia
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Thomas Goering
8
Sep 4
What happend to the Eiffel to Javascript compiler? What happened to CloudStudio ?
It seems that CloudStudio has evolved to Codeboard (https://codeboard.io and https://github.com/
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What happend to the Eiffel to Javascript compiler? What happened to CloudStudio ?
It seems that CloudStudio has evolved to Codeboard (https://codeboard.io and https://github.com/
Sep 4
Ian Joyner
Aug 26
Rewritten parts of null references in Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_pointer#Mitigation This gives better emphasis to Eiffel Void
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Rewritten parts of null references in Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_pointer#Mitigation This gives better emphasis to Eiffel Void
Aug 26
Ian Joyner
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Ulrich Windl
3
Aug 20
Data-oriented Programming?
If you read my article, I absolutely say that using memory efficiently is important. However, the
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Data-oriented Programming?
If you read my article, I absolutely say that using memory efficiently is important. However, the
Aug 20
Brother Bill
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Ulrich Windl
2
Aug 20
ITERATOR there_exists and for_all violate Command-Query separation.
Hi! I had always felt that the cursor being part of the container was a major design error: Why
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ITERATOR there_exists and for_all violate Command-Query separation.
Hi! I had always felt that the cursor being part of the container was a major design error: Why
Aug 20
Ian Joyner
Aug 20
Eiffel added to conditional expressions in Wikipedia
I am answering a question on 'ternary' operators, but in investigation decided to see what
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Eiffel added to conditional expressions in Wikipedia
I am answering a question on 'ternary' operators, but in investigation decided to see what
Aug 20
Ian Joyner
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Volkan Arslan
4
Aug 18
Thoughts on 'Masterminds of Programming'
When I heard several years ago for the first time about this book, I immediately bought and read it
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Thoughts on 'Masterminds of Programming'
When I heard several years ago for the first time about this book, I immediately bought and read it
Aug 18
Brother Bill
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SVHarvey
7
Aug 10
attribute clause not clear
Have you tried feature {S6} -- was {NONE} "Feature of qualified call is not available to client
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attribute clause not clear
Have you tried feature {S6} -- was {NONE} "Feature of qualified call is not available to client
Aug 10
Jimmy Johnson
Aug 6
Raspberry Pi
I just updated my Raspberry Pi library. The demo program shows how to flash an LED and controls a
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Raspberry Pi
I just updated my Raspberry Pi library. The demo program shows how to flash an LED and controls a
Aug 6
Ian Joyner
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Finnian Reilly
12
Aug 2
The Foundations of C++ are Wrong
Hello Ian responding to you points about comparing Eiffel to Python Hello Finnian, I agree, but it is
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The Foundations of C++ are Wrong
Hello Ian responding to you points about comparing Eiffel to Python Hello Finnian, I agree, but it is
Aug 2
Brother Bill
Aug 1
Where is COMMAND?
COMMAND has execute and undo routines, allowing general usage of a do-undo facility. How do I add
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Where is COMMAND?
COMMAND has execute and undo routines, allowing general usage of a do-undo facility. How do I add
Aug 1
Brother Bill
Jul 31
Why does Eiffel not support transitive conversions?
Eiffel does not support transitive conversions. Can someone provide a counter-example of where T
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Why does Eiffel not support transitive conversions?
Eiffel does not support transitive conversions. Can someone provide a counter-example of where T
Jul 31
Ulrich Windl
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Bertrand Meyer
5
Jul 30
Defining the implies operator
Hi! Thanks; somehow I missed that. Maybe it's because the explanation is distributed over two
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Defining the implies operator
Hi! Thanks; somehow I missed that. Maybe it's because the explanation is distributed over two
Jul 30
Annie Meyer
Jul 29
Tu redescends?
On 29 Jul 2024, at 16:45, Bertrand Meyer <Bertran...@inf.ethz.ch> wrote: Indeed the
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Tu redescends?
On 29 Jul 2024, at 16:45, Bertrand Meyer <Bertran...@inf.ethz.ch> wrote: Indeed the
Jul 29
Brother Bill
Jul 29
NASA use of Metric and English units (in Eiffel)
There was a failing NASA - European Space Agency mission because of ESA using Metric values, and NASA
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NASA use of Metric and English units (in Eiffel)
There was a failing NASA - European Space Agency mission because of ESA using Metric values, and NASA
Jul 29
Brother Bill
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Jocelyn Fiat
7
Jul 29
Making Debug active
I think it is important to notice that debug clause settings is not an application setting, but a
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Making Debug active
I think it is important to notice that debug clause settings is not an application setting, but a
Jul 29
Brother Bill
Jul 27
Variable number of arguments
Many languages such as C# allow a variable number of arguments, such as adding up all the integer
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Variable number of arguments
Many languages such as C# allow a variable number of arguments, such as adding up all the integer
Jul 27
Brother Bill
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Ulrich Windl
22
Jul 27
Eiffel 24.11 Suggestions
Hi! I think #1 (hiding an asymmetric part of the syntax) is a bad idea For #2 I'd like to point
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Eiffel 24.11 Suggestions
Hi! I think #1 (hiding an asymmetric part of the syntax) is a bad idea For #2 I'd like to point
Jul 27
Thomas Beale
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Howard Thomson
9
Jul 24
Void safety, 'stable' CAP etc
Hi Thomas, have you thought about using a feature {NONE}, or feature {PROCESS} clause to make
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Void safety, 'stable' CAP etc
Hi Thomas, have you thought about using a feature {NONE}, or feature {PROCESS} clause to make
Jul 24
Ian Joyner
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Ulrich Windl
3
Jul 7
Why Smalltalk did not do better
Hello Ulrich, I agree that we need criteria to technically judge the difference. But the success or
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Why Smalltalk did not do better
Hello Ulrich, I agree that we need criteria to technically judge the difference. But the success or
Jul 7