https://www.iqiipi.com/the-quiet-colossus.html
Article
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Long-form essay arguing Ada pioneered features now common in modern languages
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Covers sum types, contracts, tasking, strong typing decades before mainstream adoption
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Traces Ada’s influence on Rust, Go, Swift, and others
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Author anonymous; site publishes essays as ‘proposals not positions’
Discussion
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Top practical reason Ada failed: compilers cost tens of thousands of dollars, no free option
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Site flagged as likely AI-written due to implausibly rapid publication rate
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Commenters note Ada is genuinely good: verbose but forces clarity and reduces bugs
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Ariane 5 rocket crash mentioned; clarified it was Ada misuse, not Ada’s fault
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