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by klutometis 5595 days ago
> Do the contracts specify any language requirements . . .

They did; and, in some cases, I risked losing my job by writing in Scheme. I eventually prevailed, however; and, in one case, converted a Python shop.

> And, in your experience, do any military projects still require Ada?

Java more than Ada, in my experience; but I wonder if Ada's niche isn't aviation and other real-time systems.