[pyjarrett]

> C is messy because real world hardware is very messy

Ada was designed for embedded systems specifically and has guards over many of the pitfalls in C. Still, it provides easy access to in-depth low-level control when you need it (assembly, intrinsics, binding variables to specific memory locations, importing C, creating your own custom allocators). The difference is that you write intent, and then paint additional control on top of that. This makes Ada also suitable for higher level applications.