Reliability Counts Make no mistake, war is about killing people and destroying things. Military weapons systems are designed to be lethal and must be reliably controlled. Unreliable military software is frightening. We often hear of Ada's strong typing. In a close combat situation, a 700-meter error can result in friendly casualties.
Reliability is important.
People who do not understand this should get out of the business. A 35 percent reduction is a significant improvement and worth serious consideration when selecting a programming language. The 88 percent reduction is probably an appropriate measure of Ada's impact on classroom assignments, which are done in a more controlled environment than real-world software. Programming languages matter. Compilers that do strong checking produce fewer run-time errors.