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Rust is the new C++ but safe. That's what it is trying to be and pretty much what it is. Ada is not a 'good' language by moderns standards. If you tried to u
by ltbarcly3 2y ago
Rust is the new C++ but safe. That's what it is trying to be and pretty much what it is.
Ada is not a 'good' language by moderns standards. If you tried to use it you would probably be extremely frustrated. This isn't because it's poorly made, languages have grown a lot since the 80's. The C++ they wrote in 1985 would be extremely frustrating to work with by modern standards too.
- kqr 2y agoAda is also C++ but safe, so I don't see that as a refutation. Ada has been a great language for lower-level code by my (modern) standards. I'm not sure what you're on about and the lack of concrete examples make it hard to guess.
- debugnik 2y ago> If you tried to use it you would probably be extremely frustrated. I actually tried and it was surprisingly pleasant. Ada has also grown since the 80's, the last standard is from 2022. Now, there're still some warts in the spec that I think are holding Ada back, but better UTF-8 support, simpler IO primitives (this could be a library) and a new profile without erroneous execution (i.e. memory safety without Spark) would fix most of them.
- numerosix 2y agoThis is not a fair comment. Feel free to be a hater and spread unfair BS. We use Ada for years for its reliability, efficiency and readiness. We saved men/years thanks to its productivity. FYI, the latest Ada release is 2022 and still innovative.