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Interesting article I came across on Slashdot:

http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/08/07/10/213211.shtml

They are using C at JPL to program Mars Lander and just about
everything now! Not Ada. Anyone got an explanation? I wonder also, do
they really mean C++ when they say C. In my experience, this is a
frequent, although disagreeable usage.