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> The Rust Evangelism Strike Force could take a few hints from the actual military about how to design a language to a spec. You can argue that Rust could do b
by dralley 6y ago
> The Rust Evangelism Strike Force could take a few hints from the actual military about how to design a language to a spec.
You can argue that Rust could do better, but using the military as an example of doing it "right" is kinda funny.
1) The military changes specifications all the time, which is a big reason why so many projects go over budget by 300%. Look at the B-1, B-2, F-22, F-35, Space Shuttle, etc. All boondoggles caused by making tons of last minute changes that blow up the entire project.
2) The military is moving away from Ada. The F-35 avionics code was all written in C++. Apparently they decided it was easier to hire existing C++ developers than to teach people Ada.