Gunther Schadow wrote:
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> How married are you to Eiffel? It seems like a lot. I don't
> see Eiffel to become mainstream, even though it certainly is
> better than Java, it may be a path that leads into isolation.
> How well is GEHR portable onto other things than Eiffel, ...
> I know, you can always map, but impedance mismatch may render
> a good model difficult in another environment.
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If the kernel supports either java api interfaces (which I believe they
have committed to) or OMG IDL, it doesn't really matter what the
implementation language is, except to those who would wish to change or
modify the workings of the kernel. The OpenEMR never need see Eiffel.
Since the kernel itself becomes opensource then a powerful force is
unleased to keep it suitable to the tasks at hand.
However, the part of your comment about impedance mismatch is quite
troubling. Have you discovered that object models are critically tied
to a particular OO language?
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