Ada (previously) is a time-tested, safe, secure programming software-engineering language with a 40-year record of success in mission-critical applications such as… Air Traffic Management SystemsDesktop and Web ApplicationsCommercial AviationBanking and Financial SystemsRailway TransportationInformation SystemsCommercial RocketsCommercial Shipboard Control SystemsCommercial Imaging Space VehiclesTelevision/Entertainment IndustryCommunication and Navigational Satellites and ReceiversMedical IndustryData CommunicationsGeneral IndustryScientific Space VehiclesMilitary Applications How good is Ada though for something that most programmers might work on in their day to day ?

The Raspberry Pi 4 is a leap forward not just for the Pi but for single-board computers across the board. It’s a great light-weight desktop replacement. It’s even surprised me as a viable Rust / Ada development environment. Raspberry Pi 4 running MATE desktop My setup includes a Raspberry Pi 4 FLIRC case which is basically a giant aluminum heat sink. This allows for a completely silent setup running at an average of 54’C.

Ada is the only pragmatic language that is still growing in a healthy way that meets the Steelman language requirements (created by US DoD circa 1978). Ada is rare among programming languages in that it is one of the few that was designed up-front according to a years-long well defined specification. Rust, at least aspires to meeting some of these requirements, even if not intentionally. Crucial in the Steelman requirements were: A general, flexible design that adapts to satisfy the needs of embedded computer applications.