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To: reg45
In the defense industry there was a major battle between the forces of the DOD developed language - Ada - and C++. C++ won by default because Ada isn't supported by anyone so you can't get tools for it. But a lot of DoD code developed in the 90s is still in Ada.

And nobody knows how to work in it anymore. Developers from 25 years ago moved on, moved up, or forget. So people have to try to learn it as they go and figure out what this complex software is doing on their own. Upgrading those systems costs a fortune just for that reason alone.

58 posted on 05/20/2020 12:25:58 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: pepsi_junkie

Ada could be easily handled by programmers with Turbo Pascal and Delphi experience.


68 posted on 05/20/2020 2:53:36 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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