Introduction - Revision history

Hzwakenberg at 16:43, 30 July 2024

2024-07-30T16:43:54Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:43, 30 July 2024
Line 20:		Line 20:
	== Manifesto ==		== Manifesto ==

−	We want to retain from SE its rigour but not its rigidity. Think of Liberty as ''SE liberated from its academic constraints''.	+	We want to retain from SE its rigour, but not its rigidity. Think of Liberty as ''SE liberated from its academic constraints''.

	Liberty Eiffel is free as in ''freedom''. We want people to contribute to Liberty from the start. So please, do join us to give Eiffel the leading position it should have won twenty years ago :-)		Liberty Eiffel is free as in ''freedom''. We want people to contribute to Liberty from the start. So please, do join us to give Eiffel the leading position it should have won twenty years ago :-)

Hzwakenberg: Removed URL as link to Loria-source is no longer valid

2024-07-07T13:09:03Z

Removed URL as link to Loria-source is no longer valid

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:09, 7 July 2024
Line 29:		Line 29:

	* [http://www.jot.fm/issues/issue_2004_04/article7/ Conformance of agents in the Eiffel language]		* [http://www.jot.fm/issues/issue_2004_04/article7/ Conformance of agents in the Eiffel language]
−	* ~~[http://www.loria.fr/~colnet/publis/icsr9.pdf~~ Reconciling Subtyping and Code Reuse in Object-Oriented Languages]	+	* Reconciling Subtyping and Code Reuse in Object-Oriented Languages
−

	= Liberty Eiffel's future =		= Liberty Eiffel's future =

Hzwakenberg: /* Little SE developing into something bigger? */

2018-09-19T13:20:23Z

Little SE developing into something bigger?

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:20, 19 September 2018
Line 62:		Line 62:

	==Little SmartEiffel developing into something bigger?==		==Little SmartEiffel developing into something bigger?==
−	Starting out as simple research prototype and teaching aid in 1995, ~~SmartEiffel~~ saw its capabilities steadily increase from version to version.	+	Starting out as simple research prototype and teaching aid in 1995, SE saw its capabilities steadily increase from version to version.

	In 1998, on the occasion of a visit to LORIA by Richard Stallman, president and founder of the FSF (Free Software Foundation), the GNU designation was added to the project's name.		In 1998, on the occasion of a visit to LORIA by Richard Stallman, president and founder of the FSF (Free Software Foundation), the GNU designation was added to the project's name.
Line 69:		Line 69:
	From 2002 and up to 2005, Dominique Colnet participated actively in meetings with the initial objective of standardizing the Eiffel language		From 2002 and up to 2005, Dominique Colnet participated actively in meetings with the initial objective of standardizing the Eiffel language
	('''ECMA''' standards committee TC39-TG4, ECMA standard number 367).		('''ECMA''' standards committee TC39-TG4, ECMA standard number 367).
−	Of course it goes without saying that the entire ~~SmartEiffel~~ team was associated with the standards work and its many long discussions...	+	Of course it goes without saying that the entire SE-team was associated with the standards work and its many long discussions...

−	Finally, in May 2005, the ~~SmartEiffel~~ project team announced that it was going to continue to work on the ''true Eiffel language''. In reality, the language described by the ECMA TC39-TG4 working group clearly had diverged from what was conventionally called Eiffel. ECMA-Eiffel is a very different language, and above all, not yet experimented. The ~~SmartEiffel~~ team decided to never implement ECMA TC39-TG4.	+	Finally, in May 2005, the SE-project team announced that it was going to continue to work on the ''true Eiffel language''. In reality, the language described by the ECMA TC39-TG4 working group clearly had diverged from what was conventionally called Eiffel. ECMA-Eiffel is a very different language, and above all, not yet experimented. The SE-team decided to never implement ECMA TC39-TG4.
−	'''Note:''' In this respect the Liberty Eiffel development team is<br> not as strict as the original ~~SmartEiffel~~ developers used to be.<br> See [[ECMA]] about Liberty's attitude to ECMA.	+	'''Note:''' In this respect the Liberty Eiffel development team is<br> not as strict as the original SE-developers used to be.<br> See [[ECMA]] about Liberty's attitude to ECMA.
	</div>		</div>

−	In July 2005, at the time when these lines got written, after more than 10 years of work not only on the compiler but also on the Eiffel language itself, the ~~SmartEiffel~~ team considered that the Eiffel language as they knew it contained nearly all desirable features.	+	In July 2005, at the time when these lines got written, after more than 10 years of work not only on the compiler but also on the Eiffel language itself, the SE-team considered that the Eiffel language as they knew it contained nearly all desirable features.
−	Therefore, version 2.2 of ~~SmartEiffel~~ marked the debut of a new level of stability and corresponded to what the team thought of as being the ''true Eiffel language''.	+	Therefore, version 2.2 of SE marked the debut of a new level of stability and corresponded to what the team thought of as being the ''true Eiffel language''.

Hzwakenberg: /* Manifesto */

2018-09-19T13:14:53Z

Manifesto

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:14, 19 September 2018
Line 20:		Line 20:
	== Manifesto ==		== Manifesto ==

−	We want to retain from ~~SmartEiffel~~ its rigour; but not its rigidity. Think of Liberty as ''~~SmartEiffel~~ liberated from its academic constraints''.	+	We want to retain from SE its rigour but not its rigidity. Think of Liberty as ''SE liberated from its academic constraints''.

−	Liberty is free as in ''freedom''. We want people to contribute to Liberty from the start. So please, do join us to give Eiffel the leading position it should have won twenty years ago :-)	+	Liberty Eiffel is free as in ''freedom''. We want people to contribute to Liberty from the start. So please, do join us to give Eiffel the leading position it should have won twenty years ago :-)

	== Foundation documents ==		== Foundation documents ==

Hzwakenberg: /* Etymology */

2018-09-19T13:13:58Z

Etymology

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:13, 19 September 2018
Line 16:		Line 16:
	Liberty - as a name for our Eiffel compiler - has its origin in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty Statue of Liberty]. The structure of the statue was designed and built by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel Gustave Eiffel], a famous French engineer.		Liberty - as a name for our Eiffel compiler - has its origin in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty Statue of Liberty]. The structure of the statue was designed and built by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Eiffel Gustave Eiffel], a famous French engineer.

−	The origins of the language is [http://www.eiffel.com Eiffel] and more specifically [http://smarteiffel.loria.fr SmartEiffel]. At one point in time one could consider Liberty Eiffel a direct [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) fork] of the legacy ~~SmartEiffel~~ code base. Since then Liberty Eiffel has evolved quite significantly beyond the original code base in multiple areas.	+	The origins of the language is [http://www.eiffel.com Eiffel] and more specifically [http://smarteiffel.loria.fr SmartEiffel], hereafter called '''SE'''. At one point in time one could consider Liberty Eiffel a direct [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) fork] of the legacy SE code base. Since then Liberty Eiffel has evolved quite significantly beyond the original code base in multiple areas.

	== Manifesto ==		== Manifesto ==

Hzwakenberg: /* Little SmartEiffel developing into something bigger? */

2018-08-29T11:19:57Z

Little SmartEiffel developing into something bigger?

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:19, 29 August 2018
Line 62:		Line 62:

	==Little SmartEiffel developing into something bigger?==		==Little SmartEiffel developing into something bigger?==
−	Starting out as simple research prototype and teaching aid, SmartEiffel ~~has seen~~ its capabilities steadily increase from version to version ~~since 1995~~.	+	Starting out as simple research prototype and teaching aid in 1995, SmartEiffel saw its capabilities steadily increase from version to version.

	In 1998, on the occasion of a visit to LORIA by Richard Stallman, president and founder of the FSF (Free Software Foundation), the GNU designation was added to the project's name.		In 1998, on the occasion of a visit to LORIA by Richard Stallman, president and founder of the FSF (Free Software Foundation), the GNU designation was added to the project's name.

Hzwakenberg: /* Origins of Liberty Eiffel's predecessor */

2018-08-29T11:16:57Z

Origins of Liberty Eiffel's predecessor

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:16, 29 August 2018
Line 43:		Line 43:
	==Origins of Liberty Eiffel's predecessor==		==Origins of Liberty Eiffel's predecessor==

−	During the course of his work on his thesis, [[User:Colnet\|Dominique Colnet]], principal author of SmartEiffel, discovered the Eiffel language while editing an encyclopedic work on object oriented languages	+	During the course of his work on his thesis, [[User:Colnet\|Dominique Colnet]], principal author of the legacy SmartEiffel system, discovered the Eiffel language while editing an encyclopedic work on object oriented languages
	([[Bibliography#MNCLT 1989\|[MNCLT 1989]]], [[Bibliography#MNCLT 1991\|[MNCLT 1991]]]).		([[Bibliography#MNCLT 1989\|[MNCLT 1989]]], [[Bibliography#MNCLT 1991\|[MNCLT 1991]]]).

−	Holding the post of Assistant Professor of Computer Science in 1989, the Powers That Be at his educational institution at the time decided~~, in 1990,~~ to use the Eiffel language for introductory computer science.	+	Holding the post of Assistant Professor of Computer Science in 1989, the Powers That Be at his educational institution at the time (1990) decided to use the Eiffel language for introductory computer science.
	It is amusing to mention here that Dominique Colnet was at the time a fervent defender of Smalltalk.		It is amusing to mention here that Dominique Colnet was at the time a fervent defender of Smalltalk.
	As everyone knows, it's a pretty good thing that it's not up to a young Assistant Professor of Computer Science to decide which programming language is the best one to use.		As everyone knows, it's a pretty good thing that it's not up to a young Assistant Professor of Computer Science to decide which programming language is the best one to use.
	So, it is amusing to note that Dominique Colnet was forced to use Eiffel against his will in 1990!		So, it is amusing to note that Dominique Colnet was forced to use Eiffel against his will in 1990!

−	In order to reconcile his teaching and research work on the compilation of object oriented languages, Dominique Colnet decided to abandon Smalltalk for Eiffel and to establish a project to kill two birds with one stone: combine interesting research with a free product that would also be useful for teaching - ~~wich~~ actually started in 1994 when he decided to write his own Eiffel compiler.	+	In order to reconcile his teaching and research work on the compilation of object oriented languages, Dominique Colnet decided to abandon Smalltalk for Eiffel and to establish a project to kill two birds with one stone: combine interesting research with a free product that would also be useful for teaching - which actually started in 1994 when he decided to write his own Eiffel compiler.

	Writing an Eiffel compiler is no small undertaking. Before making this decision, Dominique Colnet had begun to write a new Eiffel class library whose architecture simply corresponded nearly word for word with the base classes of Smalltalk-80 libraries at the time ([[Bibliography#GR 1983\|[GR 1983]]],		Writing an Eiffel compiler is no small undertaking. Before making this decision, Dominique Colnet had begun to write a new Eiffel class library whose architecture simply corresponded nearly word for word with the base classes of Smalltalk-80 libraries at the time ([[Bibliography#GR 1983\|[GR 1983]]],

Hzwakenberg: /* Origins of Liberty Eiffel's predecessor */

2018-08-29T11:13:46Z

Origins of Liberty Eiffel's predecessor

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:13, 29 August 2018
Line 51:		Line 51:
	So, it is amusing to note that Dominique Colnet was forced to use Eiffel against his will in 1990!		So, it is amusing to note that Dominique Colnet was forced to use Eiffel against his will in 1990!

−	In order to reconcile his teaching and research work on the compilation of object oriented languages, Dominique Colnet decided to abandon Smalltalk for Eiffel and to establish a project to kill two birds with one stone: combine interesting research with a free product that would also be useful for teaching - ~~with which he~~ actually started in 1994 when he decided to write his own Eiffel compiler.	+	In order to reconcile his teaching and research work on the compilation of object oriented languages, Dominique Colnet decided to abandon Smalltalk for Eiffel and to establish a project to kill two birds with one stone: combine interesting research with a free product that would also be useful for teaching - wich actually started in 1994 when he decided to write his own Eiffel compiler.

	Writing an Eiffel compiler is no small undertaking. Before making this decision, Dominique Colnet had begun to write a new Eiffel class library whose architecture simply corresponded nearly word for word with the base classes of Smalltalk-80 libraries at the time ([[Bibliography#GR 1983\|[GR 1983]]],		Writing an Eiffel compiler is no small undertaking. Before making this decision, Dominique Colnet had begun to write a new Eiffel class library whose architecture simply corresponded nearly word for word with the base classes of Smalltalk-80 libraries at the time ([[Bibliography#GR 1983\|[GR 1983]]],

Hzwakenberg: /* Origins of Liberty Eiffel's predecessor */

2018-08-29T11:12:48Z

Origins of Liberty Eiffel's predecessor

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:12, 29 August 2018
Line 51:		Line 51:
	So, it is amusing to note that Dominique Colnet was forced to use Eiffel against his will in 1990!		So, it is amusing to note that Dominique Colnet was forced to use Eiffel against his will in 1990!

−	In order to reconcile his teaching and research work on the compilation of object oriented languages, Dominique Colnet decided to abandon Smalltalk for Eiffel and to establish a project to kill two birds with one stone: combine interesting research with a free product that would also be useful for teaching.	+	In order to reconcile his teaching and research work on the compilation of object oriented languages, Dominique Colnet decided to abandon Smalltalk for Eiffel and to establish a project to kill two birds with one stone: combine interesting research with a free product that would also be useful for teaching - with which he actually started in 1994 when he decided to write his own Eiffel compiler.
−
−	The SmartEiffel project, originally named ''SmallEiffel'' actually started in 1994 when Dominique Colnet decided to write his own Eiffel compiler.

	Writing an Eiffel compiler is no small undertaking. Before making this decision, Dominique Colnet had begun to write a new Eiffel class library whose architecture simply corresponded nearly word for word with the base classes of Smalltalk-80 libraries at the time ([[Bibliography#GR 1983\|[GR 1983]]],		Writing an Eiffel compiler is no small undertaking. Before making this decision, Dominique Colnet had begun to write a new Eiffel class library whose architecture simply corresponded nearly word for word with the base classes of Smalltalk-80 libraries at the time ([[Bibliography#GR 1983\|[GR 1983]]],

Hzwakenberg: /* Little SmartEiffel developing into something bigger? */

2018-08-28T19:34:35Z

Little SmartEiffel developing into something bigger?

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:34, 28 August 2018
Line 73:		Line 73:
	Of course it goes without saying that the entire SmartEiffel team was associated with the standards work and its many long discussions...		Of course it goes without saying that the entire SmartEiffel team was associated with the standards work and its many long discussions...

−	Finally, in May 2005, the SmartEiffel project team announced that it was going to continue to work on the ''true Eiffel language''. In reality, the language described by the ECMA TC39-TG4 working group clearly ~~diverges~~ from what was conventionally called Eiffel. ECMA-Eiffel is a very different language, and above all, not yet experimented. The SmartEiffel team decided to never implement ECMA TC39-TG4.	+	Finally, in May 2005, the SmartEiffel project team announced that it was going to continue to work on the ''true Eiffel language''. In reality, the language described by the ECMA TC39-TG4 working group clearly had diverged from what was conventionally called Eiffel. ECMA-Eiffel is a very different language, and above all, not yet experimented. The SmartEiffel team decided to never implement ECMA TC39-TG4.
	'''Note:''' In this respect the Liberty Eiffel development team is<br> not as strict as the original SmartEiffel developers used to be.<br> See [[ECMA]] about Liberty's attitude to ECMA.		'''Note:''' In this respect the Liberty Eiffel development team is<br> not as strict as the original SmartEiffel developers used to be.<br> See [[ECMA]] about Liberty's attitude to ECMA.
	</div>		</div>

−	In July 2005, at the time when ~~we wrote~~ these lines, after more than 10 years of work not only on the compiler but also on the Eiffel language itself, the SmartEiffel team considered that the Eiffel language as they knew it contained nearly all desirable features.	+	In July 2005, at the time when these lines got written, after more than 10 years of work not only on the compiler but also on the Eiffel language itself, the SmartEiffel team considered that the Eiffel language as they knew it contained nearly all desirable features.
	Therefore, version 2.2 of SmartEiffel marked the debut of a new level of stability and corresponded to what the team thought of as being the ''true Eiffel language''.		Therefore, version 2.2 of SmartEiffel marked the debut of a new level of stability and corresponded to what the team thought of as being the ''true Eiffel language''.