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Klaus Schnurr <kschnurr@primenet.com> wrote:

> The OO language 
>should meet following requirements:
>
>* secure the future development efforts -- strategic choice (which OO 
>language will make it in the future ??)
>* WWW interface
>* multiple inherentence
>* database connectivity build in (or ODBC drivers available)
>* support development of GUI front-ends which can be ported from X to 
>Windows 95/NT.
>* development environement supports multiple platforms (LINUX, HP-UX, 
>Windows95).
>* and more

The Eiffel language and in particular the ISE Eiffel object-
oriented development environment meet all of the criteria you state
above, and also feature:
	+seamless development environment from analysis and design 
	through implementation and maintenance
	+strong typing, thereby enforcing project discipline  and
	enabling errors to be caught at compile time rather than
	runtime
	+highly-optimized stand-alone executables, with performance
	similar to that of C
	+open, multi-vendor standardization through the industry
	consortium NICE (Nonprofit International Consortium for Eiffel)
	+standard language and environment support for integration with
	C/C++ and Java as external routines.
	+no run-time fees...

>Can anybody tell me, based on your vast experience, which language I 
>should choose and what other aspects I should consider in making the 
>decision?

ISE has published an object-oriented language comparison that
is available on the Web. It compares C++, Eiffel, Smalltalk and Java
and is at the following URL:

   http://www.eiffel.com/doc/manuals/technology/oo_comparison/index.html


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