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The AdaCore Learn site is pretty good to learn / get refreshed on Ada programming: https://learn.adacore.com/index.html https://learn.adacore.com/index.html A
by thesuperbigfrog 4y ago
The AdaCore Learn site is pretty good to learn / get refreshed on Ada programming:
https://learn.adacore.com/index.html https://learn.adacore.com/index.html
Alire is a Cargo-like Ada package manager:
https://alire.ada.dev/ https://alire.ada.dev/
There has been increased interest in Ada as Rust has grown in popularity. There has even been some synergy and exchange of ideas.
Spark got Rust-style ownership of pointers:
https://blog.adacore.com/using-pointers-in-spark https://blog.adacore.com/using-pointers-in-spark
AdaCore and Ferrous Systems are working together to help Rust get more formalized for future use in safety critical work.
Ferrous Systems recently released the Ferrocene Language Specification [2] to formally document the Rust subset that Ferrocene will use.
[1] https://ferrous-systems.com/ferrocene/ https://ferrous-systems.com/ferrocene/
[2] https://ferrous-systems.com/blog/ferrocene-language-specification/ https://ferrous-systems.com/blog/ferrocene-language-specific...
- throwaway894345 4y agoWow, this is super cool! Can't wait to dig in! Thanks for the links and information.
- pjmlp 4y ago> Spark got Rust-style ownership of pointers: To be more precise, it has introduced affine types. Rust happens to be the more well know mainstream implementation of them.