> C.A.R. Hoare famously criticized Ada for its complexity. Hoare later softened his criticism, ca. 1987: http://computer-programming-forum.com/44-ada/3756b23b

> C.A.R. Hoare famously criticized Ada for its complexity. Hoare later softened his criticism, ca. 1987: http://computer-programming-forum.com/44-ada/3756b23b2f6890d4.htm http://computer-programming-forum.com/44-ada/3756b23b2f6890d... > The combination of many complex features into a single language has led to an unfortunate delay in availability of production-quality implementations. But the long wait is coming to an end, and one can look forward to a rapid and widespread improvement in programming practice, both from those who use the language and from those who study its concepts and structures.