It's getting harder to pick between Pharo vs Eiffel for a new project :)
replyWhat is compelling about Eiffel? Serious question.
replyI think that the interesting thing about Eiffel is that it supports design by contract, an idea that was created and implemented first in Eiffel.
replyI know at least 5 Pharo users, and one of them wrote a book about it (for the other 4 :P).
They were part of a research group at university and made us students use it. I get why it's nice and all, but honestly it feels a bit like Crossfit, or Vim. There are a small handful of excited users who try to convice everyone else how amazing it is. (Sorry, Oscar et al.)
replyLearning vim motions is legitimately amazing, and well worth the effort, even if you never use vim itself.
replythat sounds like Lisp promotion. But in the case of Lisp, it's actually true.
replySomebody has never used ENVY[0].
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replytbh im not sure what the value of this comment is here; also not a fan of talking down on other people's work (irrespective of how much you might dislike them). the most charitable explanation is that this was sarcasm?
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