Why Cobra?

There are plenty of object-oriented programming languages in existence including C#, Python and Ruby. So why use Cobra? This document addresses that question. Right now, if you want software contracts in your language, how can you get them? The answer is to use Eiffel or D. What if you want static and dynamic binding? Use Objective-C or Boo. What if you want expressiveness and quick coding? Use Python, Ruby or Smalltalk. What if you want runtime performance? Use C#, Java, C++, etc. What if you want first class language support for unit tests? Use D.