tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872564991672203720.post107335400220846347..comments2023-05-12T01:23:00.310-07:00Comments on Following Flo: Summary JAX, SOACON, Eclipse Forum EuropeFlorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987550199172473173noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872564991672203720.post-77053709678967453802009-04-28T10:13:00.000-07:002009-04-28T10:13:00.000-07:00There have been over 20 releases since Feb 2006 as...There have been over 20 releases since Feb 2006 as seen on the front page and we now post an update every month at <A HREF="http://cobra-language.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=3" REL="nofollow">Cobra News</A>. No mayfly here. :-)Chuck Esterbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828427007919562636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872564991672203720.post-85828699575972366892009-04-28T00:31:00.000-07:002009-04-28T00:31:00.000-07:00Hi Chuck,
that's really another quite interesting...Hi Chuck,<br /><br />that's really another quite interesting one. As the mentioneed "Why Cobra?" page says:<br /><br />"Right now, if you want software contracts in your language, how can you get them? The answer is to use Eiffel or D. What if you want static and dynamic binding? Use Objective-C or Boo. What if you want expressiveness and quick coding? Use Python, Ruby or Smalltalk. What if you want runtime performance? Use C#, Java, C++, etc. What if you want first class language support for unit tests? Use D."<br /><br />Sounds really great! As I mentioned before, I'm really curious which of all these languages will stay for a longer time and won't be a mayfly. But we'll see...Florianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987550199172473173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872564991672203720.post-87521024811999529792009-04-27T21:51:00.000-07:002009-04-27T21:51:00.000-07:00There is also Cobra which runs on .NET and is bein...There is also <A HREF="http://cobra-language.com" REL="nofollow">Cobra</A> which runs on .NET and is being ported to the JVM.<br /><br />It combines features from Python, Eiffel, Objective-C and C#. The web site has a "Why Cobra?" document which explains the benefits.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />ChuckChuck Esterbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828427007919562636noreply@blogger.com