I get the impression most people jumping into Rust, go into computers after C and C++ became the widespread tools for systems programming, which makes them unaware that there was a time when safer systems programming languages did exist.
So they got biased in that regard.
Second Ada compilers used to only be available in enterprise prices, and they still are.
GNAT is the only one available as open source, the ones from PTC (they bought Aonix and Atego ones), Green Hills and a few surviving others are still sold by having to call their sales guys.
Finally, Rust does offer more safety features over Ada, like the lifetime management or type inference.
Still, it would be nice to see more Ada love in the industry.
I get the impression most people jumping into Rust, go into computers after C and C++ became the widespread tools for systems programming, which makes them unaware that there was a time when safer systems programming languages did exist.
So they got biased in that regard.
Second Ada compilers used to only be available in enterprise prices, and they still are.
GNAT is the only one available as open source, the ones from PTC (they bought Aonix and Atego ones), Green Hills and a few surviving others are still sold by having to call their sales guys.
Finally, Rust does offer more safety features over Ada, like the lifetime management or type inference.
Still, it would be nice to see more Ada love in the industry.