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There is a reason why Ada continues to be used in safety critical systems--it works. More bugs are prevented and problems are detected earlier than they would be in a more lax language such as C or C++.

The large uptake and excitement around Rust shows that there are many C and C++ programmers who appreciate the safety guarantees that it provides. The popularity of Rust has actually created a resurgence of interest in Ada and each language has benefitted from the other.

For example, Spark, a well-defined subset of the Ada language intended for formal verification of mission-critical software, is adopting safe pointers that were inspired by Rust (source: https://blog.adacore.com/using-pointers-in-spark).

I would not be surprised if Rust also adds features based on ideas from Ada.

This is good. The "fast and loose" qualities of C and C++ allow far too many errors and security vulnerabilities in software. We have better tools. We just need to use them.



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