[nom]

I don't think you can compare the changes between Ada 83/95/2005/2012 to what has happened to C++. The Ada language seems much more stable and backwards compatible to me, and given it's nature, it makes sense to avoid introducing major changes. However, I'm not an Ada expert so correct me if I'm wrong.

[nickpsecurity]

Oh, I bet you can given it's been done in detail more than once. Here's a recent one:

http://www.electronicdesign.com/embedded/c11-and-ada-2012-re...