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My assumption has been that Rust's rise to prominence here has led people to investigate & reflect more on prior art in the realm of "safety" in the PL world. T
by jghn 2y ago
My assumption has been that Rust's rise to prominence here has led people to investigate & reflect more on prior art in the realm of "safety" in the PL world. This leads them to Ada. And as there's a general trend in HN to look at less traveled roads it starts popping up here. the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon starts to kick in and creates a feedback loop
- coliveira 2y agoNo, if it was for the bandwagon in social media, everybody would be forced to use Rust. However companies that work on government contracts have for a long time used Ada, and they have a lot of software and investment there. So, with the recent government advisories, the Ada tech is coming back to fill that opportunity.