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prospero on July 30, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: The 'Anti-Java' Professor and the Jobless Programm...

If you're just saying Ada doesn't guarantee that the program does what you really need... no language can do that.

That was basically my point.

I agree Ada's pretty cool, but Dewar listed Ada and C (!) as the only two languages suitable for safety-critical systems.

I mean, really. What does one say to that.

cconstantine on July 30, 2008 [–]

That was poorly worded. I meant to end that sentence by saying I agree with you :/

What does one say to someone who is using C because it's suitable for safety-critical systems? Please don't!

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