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From: Brian Drummond <brian@shapes.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: big complicated long evolved apps in ada
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On Thu, 04 Feb 2016 19:34:04 -0800, polymorph self wrote:

> huge websites?
> 
> big data?
> 
> running the startup show on ada and free softwarE?
> 
> tell me some exmaple

One you don't need a pilot's license to operate: 

ghdl, an open source compiler and simulator for the VHDL hardware design 
language.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghdl-updates/

Actively developed, and rapidly turning into one of the better VHDL 
simulators out there.

Amazing to realise it's pretty much a solo effort by Tristan, and he 
maintains that Ada is a huge contributor to his productivity.

OpenHub estimates about 165 man-years of effort on the project (though 
about 40% of that is in a 3rd party open source testsuite).

https://www.openhub.net/p/ghdl

-- Brian