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They ALWAYS say it's not the same thing as human stuff. They have a good thing going.
https://www.adaic.org/
Is the Ada programming language still relevant in the military
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/41376150/ddg#41376260
There are still new projects being developed in ADA today. The mandate requiring ADA was scrapped years ago, but for some applications, ADA is the only reliably ("trusted") option.
Ada the Language: Alive and in Flight - October 10, 2016 Excerpt:
The Changing Context for DOD Software Development For nearly two decades, the Ada programming language has been a cornerstone of efforts by the Department of Defense (DOD) to improve its software engineering practices. DOD created Ada in the 1970s to serve as a department-wide standard that would satisfy its special requirements for embedded and mission-critical software, and would also encourage good software engineering. Both the new language and the new software engineering ideas associated with it met with some criticism, and both have evolved as a result. Today, Ada is the most commonly used language for mission-critical defense software, which includes weapon systems and performance-critical command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I) systems. DOD's inventory contains nearly 50 million lines of Ada code in these applications (Hook et al., 1995). Given the long operational life of such systems, DOD has made a significant investment in Ada technology. Ada is the second most commonly used language (after Cobol) for DOD automated information systems, which include payroll and logistics programs. The DOD inventory contains more than 8 million lines of Ada code in these applications (Hook et al., 1995).
–Joshua Briefman
There are only a few schools that offer it.
https://www.radford.edu/content/csat/home/computing/students/software.html
Java Programming Language
Java Development Kit v1.6.0
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Downloads: JDK v1.6.0
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Documenation: JavaTM 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.2.2, API Specification
Perl Programming Language
Perl Build 316 v5.003_07
Notes: Perl for windows (all).
Downloads:
Perl v5.003_07
Ada Programming Language
Ada Compiler (gnat) v3.10p
Notes: GNAT Ada Compiler, for many platforms, free. Very busy site. Go to "winnt" (even for 95 version) and get the highest number that starts with "gnat-x.xxx-nt.exe".
Downloads: gnat v3.10p
Aonix ObjectAda Compiler
Notes: More complex Ada compiler, may be harder to use, but it does produce Java Bytecode.
Downloads: Aonix Compiler
Utilities
Notepad++
Notes: Nice editor for PC
Downloads:
Notepad++
VIM Vi IMproved v5.2b
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Downloads: http://www.vim.org/
Putty v0.60
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VPN client, Symantec Anti-Virus, Clean Access
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