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from introduction/about.txt:
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Eiffel is a systematic approach to the construction of quality software,
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including a language, a method, libraries, and development environments.
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The language was designed in 1985 by Bertrand Meyer of ISE. The current
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language version is Eiffel 3, described in detail in Meyer's book "Eiffel:
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The Language" (Prentice Hall, 1992). Many other books are available on the
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language and the method. The language is non-proprietary.
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The aim of Eiffel is to improve the quality of software systems and the
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productivity of the development process. It particularly promotes the
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production of software that has the following qualities: reliability
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(absence of bugs) extendibility (ease of change) reusability (reliance of
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libraries of packaged components) and portability (adaptability on many
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platforms with full source compatibility). Eiffel also makes it possible
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to produce compilers, such as ISE's, which generate extremely efficient
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code.
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More docs are in ``${PREFIX}/eiffel/doc'' and ``${PREFIX}/eiffel/introduction''
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Some examples are in ``${PREFIX}/eiffel/examples''.
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eric.
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--
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erich@rrnet.com
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