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Re:DARPA: Translating All C to Rust (Tractor) by reaperducer on Tuesday July 30, 2024 @04:51PM (#41114021)
in this case it seems to me the hard task that DARPA has chosen is to get me to forget how much they spent on pushing Ada.

You hate jumbo jets, high-speed trains, air traffic control, and satellites?

Re:DARPA: Translating All C to Rust (Tractor) by 9659 on Tuesday July 30, 2024 @04:59PM (#41114084)
Do you know what fear is? Getting in an airplane where the flight controls use NPM.
Re:DARPA: Translating All C to Rust (Tractor) by warkdarrior on Tuesday July 30, 2024 @05:12PM (#41114190)

   npm ERR! install Couldn't read dependencies
   npm ERR! package.json ENOENT, open '/boeing/787-9/flaps-up.json'
   npm ERR! package.json This is most likely not a problem with npm itself.
   npm ERR! package.json npm can't find a package.json file in your current directory.
Re:DARPA: Translating All C to Rust (Tractor) by tracker1 on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @10:59AM (#41119799)
I have enough fears about features in the entertainment system, and that performance options are accessed through that same touch screen UX.