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jamesmp98 on June 25, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: D is being used for autonomous driving research – ...

Ada has always been intriguing to me. Is it used much anywhere these days?

pjmlp on June 25, 2019 [–]

Avionics, trains, oil rigs, basically everything where human life's are at stake, deemed as High Integrity Computing.

Only 4 languages apply, Java with Real Time extensions, C and C++ with certification processes like MISRA and AUTOSAR among others, and Ada/SPARK.

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