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On 02/14/2012 03:05 AM, Erich wrote:
> On Feb 14, 2:18 am, Phil Clayton<phil.clay...@lineone.net>  wrote:
>
>> functional programming is unsuitable for systems
>> that are any of: real-time, embedded or critical
>
> The first two points, yes, but what about the third. Haven't
> functional programming languages like Haskell been used for critical
> (high-integrity) applications as a substitute for Ada/Spark, because
> they make formal verification very easy?
>
> I'm not claiming it, just believe I've read about it and ask as a
> layman out of curiosity.

Erlang was created for implementing soft real-time systems, specifically 
telephony systems.

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