>>8413715>The only reason they went with C++ is because they couldn't find Ada programmers who weren't senior citizens.Which is a lie; as proved by the complaint by Ada enthusists that it's difficult to get an Ada job.
>Ada is a much safer language then C++. Modern C++(17 and 20) are more expressive then Ada but when you're talking about people dying or mission failure over software flaws express-ability isn't as important.You should take a look at the upcoming Ada 2020 standard; it's got some REALLY nice stuff in it.
