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Re:Ada Programming Language by amilios on Sunday September 18, 2022 @03:36PM (#32890725)
What is the biggest Ada-based project currently in use? Does anyone know? Is Ada more for DoD-type backend-stuff, where Fortran or C would be used, or something else? What is Ada for?
Re:Ada Programming Language by csande17 on Sunday September 18, 2022 @03:44PM (#32890799)
I don't know about specific projects, but the main Ada use case I've heard about is safety-critical embedded systems in heavily regulated industries. The same sort of places you might use NASA JPL's famously strict rules for C code--things like control loops for jet engines. (One of the most compelling reasons to use Ada is SPARK, a theorem prover bolted onto the compiler that can formally verify your program doesn't violate any assertions or trigger any runtime errors.)
Re:Ada Programming Language by jayp1418 on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @12:35AM (#32920837)
Nvidia, Boeing, many satellite programmes, Raven Ports http://www.ravenports.com/
Re:Ada Programming Language by topdancing on Thursday September 22, 2022 @11:07AM (#32939897)
Re:Ada Programming Language by kjs3 on Monday September 19, 2022 @12:25PM (#32900451)
One example would be the Boeing 777 flight control software.