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Jan 30, 2022 at 22:17

TIL that Ada was the result of a language competition, seeking to replace the 450(!) programming languages in use at the department of defence: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/aeronautics-and-astronautics/16-01-unified-engineering-i-ii-iii-iv-fall-2005-spring-2006/comps-programming/15_robertdewar.pdf