From 53dbe4bbcacc26de5df66e224d1b231d06a40e0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eiffel-org Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 09:42:23 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] eiffelroom was replaced by eiffel.org Updated wikipage Common myths and misconceptions about Eiffel. (Signed-off-by:jocelyn). git-svn-id: https://svn.eiffel.com/eiffel-org/trunk@2164 abb3cda0-5349-4a8f-a601-0c33ac3a8c38 --- .../common-myths-and-misconceptions-about-eiffel.wiki | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/19.05/eiffel/Overview/common-myths-and-misconceptions-about-eiffel.wiki b/documentation/19.05/eiffel/Overview/common-myths-and-misconceptions-about-eiffel.wiki index cc114aed..e5f5c062 100644 --- a/documentation/19.05/eiffel/Overview/common-myths-and-misconceptions-about-eiffel.wiki +++ b/documentation/19.05/eiffel/Overview/common-myths-and-misconceptions-about-eiffel.wiki @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +[[Property:modification_date|Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:42:22 GMT]] +[[Property:publication_date|Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:42:22 GMT]] [[Property:title|Common myths and misconceptions about Eiffel]] [[Property:link_title|]] [[Property:weight|4]] @@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ The answer to this one depends a bit upon your frame of reference. Some time ago If this is true, then relatively speaking, we have to admit that Eiffel’s market share ''is'' considerably smaller than that of Visual Basic. -Despite that, it’s not correct to say that not many people use Eiffel. Eiffel licenses world wide number in the tens of thousands. If you use Eiffel, you are not alone. These license-holders have formed a lasting worldwide quorum. Many world-class organizations are committed now, and will continue to be committed to the Eiffel framework. There is support through your maintenance contract with Eiffel Software. Help and information are available online in the form of the [https://www.eiffel.com/company/customers/ Eiffel Software users’ list] and websites like [http://community.eiffel.com/room/ EiffelRoom]. +Despite that, it’s not correct to say that not many people use Eiffel. Eiffel licenses world wide number in the tens of thousands. If you use Eiffel, you are not alone. These license-holders have formed a lasting worldwide quorum. Many world-class organizations are committed now, and will continue to be committed to the Eiffel framework. There is support through your maintenance contract with Eiffel Software. Help and information are available online in the form of the [https://www.eiffel.com/company/customers/ Eiffel Software users’ list] and websites like [https://www.eiffel.org/ Eiffel.org]. Eiffel Software's dual licensing model gives developers the opportunity to learn Eiffel without a great initial financial commitment. @@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ And of course, it’s not true. Eiffel is more complete and functionally superior in most ways to every other commercially viable software development technology … and there are enough people around who recognize this (that quorum of users I mentioned earlier) to ensure that Eiffel will be around for a long time to come. -It’s possible that twenty-five years from now, there will be a significantly better software engineering idea … but certainly there hasn’t been anything that’s come close since Eiffel’s original design in 1985. In most areas, other technologies are playing “catch-up” to Eiffel. +It’s possible that twenty-five years from now, there will be a significantly better software engineering idea … but certainly, there hasn’t been anything that’s come close since Eiffel’s original design in 1985. In most areas, other technologies are playing “catch-up” to Eiffel. Besides, Eiffel constantly implements refinements and new capabilities with minimal impact on existing software. [[Void-safe programming in Eiffel|Void-safe programming]] is an excellent example of this.