- case insensitivity I'm not sure it was clear in 1983 that programmers preferred one way or the other. Most languages were case sensitive because it was easie

- case insensitivity I'm not sure it was clear in 1983 that programmers preferred one way or the other. Most languages were case sensitive because it was easier to write the compiler that way and I think programmers "prefer" it now because it's what they are used to. Personally I find the different syntax and conventions as one of the fun things about learning different languages - no GC This is a consequence of the level of abstraction Ada is operating at. Actually I think it's one of Ada's greatest strengths because Ada does a really amazingly good job of implementing the pattern C++ programmers call "RIAA". Ada calls it Controlled Types and it puts the power to manage memory in the hands of the programmer without making it unsafe or prone to bugs. RIAA is implemented so messily in C++ and explained so poorly in the community that I've spoken with C++ programmers who agree that the best way to learn to write good C++ is to learn Ada. - OO Syntax Yeah I agree with your assessment. I think the problem was that Ichbach wanted to make an OO language originally but felt that some OO features (inheritance, dispatching) weren't appropriate in a high-integrity language in 1983. So he ended up making a language that was 80% OO. Then in 1995 it was clear that the language was worse for not having those features so they were shoehorned in.