From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,7a2660c6e1ebff5d X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Attributes: gida07f3367d7,domainid0,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII Path: g2news2.google.com!news2.google.com!npeer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!feeder.erje.net!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!not-for-mail From: =?iso-8859-15?Q?Yannick_Duch=EAne_=28Hibou57=29?= Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: FYI -- Lunar lander project relies on SPARK programming language Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:52:44 +0200 Organization: Ada At Home Message-ID: References: <51923058-6376-4a47-929a-3524184d3b45@x21g2000yqa.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: V5c8K/i9W6tPzBeTPWRJ1g.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 User-Agent: Opera Mail/10.53 (Win32) Xref: g2news2.google.com comp.lang.ada:12556 Date: 2010-06-10T14:52:44+02:00 List-Id: Le Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:16:51 +0200, melampus a =E9cr= it: > Altran Praxis announced that its SPARK language has been selected by a= > new, NASA-funded US lunar mission. SPARK will be used to develop the > software behind a CubeSat project being developed by a consortium > comprising Vermont Technical College, Norwich University, St. > Michael's College, and the University of Vermont. > > EE Times EU =3D> > http://www.electronics-eetimes.com/en/lunar-lander-project-relies-on-s= park-programming-language.html?cmp_id=3D7&news_id=3D222902326&vID=3D296 Just a note: if it is SPARK, this is Ada too ;) Applause for both -- = There is even better than a pragma Assert: a SPARK --# check. --# check C and WhoKnowWhat and YouKnowWho; --# assert Ada; -- i.e. forget about previous premises which leads to conclusion -- and start with new conclusion as premise.