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Re:C++26 is done ISO C++ standards meeting, Trip Report
on Sunday March 29, 2026 @05:04PM (#47567294)
Ada used to be mandated in the US defense industry, but lots of developers and companies preferred C++ and other languages, and for a variety of reasons, the mandate ended, and Ada faded from the spotlight.
Re:C++26 is done ISO C++ standards meeting, Trip Report
on Sunday March 29, 2026 @03:23PM (#47566297)
Might be the case that Ada folks successfully got a bad version of contracts not amenable for compile-time checking into C++, to undermine the competition. Time might tell.