[comp.ai.shells] Comparing Object-oriented tools

hedlund@gbg.infolog.se (Mikael Hedlund) (10/23/90)

There are a number of window-based tools available now on the market that have 
mechanisms for handling rules, objects, graphics and interaction with external 
data bases and other programming languages (eg Level5, Nexpert Object, Kappa, 
KBMS etc).

I would be interested to know, if someone has carried out a general study
into such tools, comparing them from different perspectives. What parameters
are interesting to look into when comparing one tool with another? Are some 
tools more suitable to particular tasks than others?

Pointers to reports or comments on the matter would be welcome. Please 
mail to the below address. If the response is of general interest, I 
will summarize it in this group.

Mikael Hedlund
hedlund@gbg.infolog.se