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The Ada Initiative launchesThe Ada Initiative launchesPosted Feb 9, 2011 11:18 UTC (Wed) by HelloWorld (guest, #56129)In reply to: The Ada Initiative launches by mcoleman Parent article: The Ada Initiative launches
Why, what's wrong with Ada?
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The Ada Initiative launches Posted Feb 14, 2011 4:22 UTC (Mon) by jordanb (guest, #45668) [Link]
Yes, Ada is a brilliant language. If it had beat C++ in the 1980s, computing would have taken a dramatically different course. (For instance, I don't think Java would have gotten popular).
The Ada Initiative launches Posted Feb 14, 2011 8:17 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
one of the reasons Ada lost to C++ is that C++ was not standardized, every compiler was a little different, but there was a C++ compiler available everywhere, and cheaply.
Ada on the other hand had very strict certification requirements for compilers, as such making a compiler that could be called Ada was more difficult and expensive, and then you had to pay to get it certified.
this delay in availability and increased cost hurt it's availability for casual use, you would only have an Ada compiler available if the decision was already made to use Ada for the project
The Ada Initiative launches Posted Feb 14, 2011 9:12 UTC (Mon) by mcoleman (guest, #70990) [Link]
Yup. I was curious, but never got my hands on an Ada compiler (GNU Ada or whatever) until it was all over. Even less available than Eiffel.
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