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> > It has to be fast and cheap. That's it.
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> No. It also has to be correct and reliable.
Exactly! That is one of Oberon's / Component Pascal's greatest strengths.
For any non-trivial project, the upfront cost of the development tool is
insignificant compared to software labour costs, support costs, maintenance
costs etc.
When the cost of the whole life-cycle of the product is measured, if the
selected tool is not reliable then it will turn out to be an extremely
expensive choice.
Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.cfbsoftware.com
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