Re: Anyone out there using Ada ?

On Apr 30, 12:20 pm, linnix <m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"The 1980s will probably be remembered as the decade in which
programmers took a gigantic step backwards by switching from
secure Pascal-like languages to insecure C-like languages. I have
no rational explanation for this trend."

Have you seen any hardware device drivers in Pascal, before or after
1980?

Are you just pointing out that C is the language of choice for device
drivers? I won't argue with you about that. But if you're suggesting
other languages aren't suitable, or couldn't be made suitable, that
isn't true at all. C hit a sweet spot, no question about that. But
it's not irreplaceable.
.

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