[ Thanks to D.C.
Parris for this link. ]
“First off, What is Ada, and in what kinds of applications
is it most commonly used? (For non-programmers in the
audience)“Ada is a modern programming language that was first created in
1983 and was recently ratified by ISO for its third revision. It is
primarily used in large, long-lived applications where reliability,
efficiency and safety are critical, such as commercial and defense
aircraft avionics, air traffic control, railroad systems, financial
services and medical devices…”