hollyhoppet wrote on February 17, 2022 at 2:28 AM

this is painful because i have such a huge soft spot for ada

twovests OP wrote on February 17, 2022 at 3:40 AM

same

twovests OP wrote on August 3, 2024 at 2:14 PM

Coming back to this... Ada was actually pretty fantastic and I think of it regularly. It brought things way forward, it's a shame it was basically entirely unadopted outside of govt agencies and contractors lol

twovests OP wrote on February 16, 2022 at 10:30 PM

by this pattern, get ready for a hot new language in 2025

bunnies wrote on February 16, 2022 at 11:35 PM

Better start preparing for C++25 "2 C 2 PlusPlus"

wbn wrote on February 17, 2022 at 2:01 AM

cant help but point out that “well actually” C++ standards committee has decided on a fixed 3-year release cycle beginning in 2011, so C++25 will not be a thing barring extraordinary circumstances

bunnies wrote on February 17, 2022 at 2:57 AM

lulling you into a false sense of security

bunnies wrote on February 17, 2022 at 2:58 AM

c++ can strike at any time

flabberghaster wrote on February 18, 2022 at 6:43 AM

Anyone remember Dlang

the year is 1980 and ada is the language that will save you from memory unsafety. the year is 1995 and java is the language that will save you from memory unsafety. the year is 2010 and rust

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