From: David Vallner <david@...>
Date: 2006-02-16T07:12:25+09:00
Subject: Re: OT: Is this worth a try?

Dňa Streda 15 Február 2006 20:33 gregarican napísal:
> I am trying out some other scripting languages and wanted to give
> Eiffel a try. Since a lot of the folks who post here seem to be
> familiar with other languages than Ruby I was wondering if anyone had
> some comments on how Eiffel is to learn. Coming from a Ruby/Smalltalk
> background and mindset. Is it worth a shot? I downloaded the
> EiffelStudio free version and am considering recoding a basic app in
> Eiffel to see how it works. Will it be something that should be
> enjoyable (or at least not that big of a PITA)?

Eiffel is:

a) Completely dead, I'd say even more so than Smalltalk.
b) The prime example of a bondage and discipline language. Which you might or 
might not like, but If you do, you're probably better off with C++ for 
overall usefulness.

David Vallner