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Ada 2012 Language Approved As Standard By ISO

Posted by timothy on from the crisis-averted-you-underground-adaians dept.

hypnosec writes "The Ada Resource Association (ARA) announced that the Ada 2012 programming language has been approved and published as a standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Announcing the development, ARA and Ada-Europe said that the new version brings with it the concept of contract-based programming, Concurrency and Multicore Support, Increased Expressiveness and Container Enhancements.'"

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  1. Re:Anybody using Ada? by Anrego · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've seen it. Nothing crazy or particularly unusual about it.

    Big thing with ADA is the focus on reducing errors. Very strongly typed with a lot of compile time checking and strong run time checks (and the ability to handle them gracefully). It seems to be used in environments where reliability and error free execution are critical: defense, aviation (the planes and air traffic control), etc. I've never heard of it used in the medical field but it would make sense.

    Like anything else though there is of course trade offs to support this. Plus because ADA is expensive (yes yes, I know, GNAT..) and people who know it are rare and expensive. This seems to have turned it into a niche language.

    Also the ADA community in general are an unusual bunch. There is almost an apple level fanboyism going on.. it's weird.