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Re:Cheerp – A C/C++ compiler for web applications by s_baby on Tuesday August 12, 2014 @12:48PM (#8168655)
Nasa and military don't know what they're doing? C++ is the go to language in mission critical systems.
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Re:Cheerp – A C/C++ compiler for web applications by pkolaczk on Tuesday August 12, 2014 @02:43PM (#8169412)
NASA and military are using a whole lot of different technologies and languages, including, but not limited to assembly, C, C++, ADA, Haskell, Coq, Python and Java. Saying they use C++ for correctness, when they are using Coq or Haskell as well, is again - exaggeration. I believe they use C/C++ more for performance / low memory overhead rather than its correctness related features.
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