Rust vs. Ada: A Memory Safety Showdown

This article compares Rust and Ada's effectiveness in preventing common memory-related errors. Rust excels at preventing errors outright, but Ada's avoidance of dynamic memory allocation and support for formal proof of correctness help avoid many errors altogether. The article delves into common memory errors like leaks, buffer overflows, use-after-free, double-free, and race conditions, comparing how each language handles them. While Rust boasts stronger compile-time checks, Ada's static analysis capabilities and stricter pointer control offer a compelling alternative. Ultimately, the author finds both languages offer unique strengths: Rust prioritizes compile-time safety, while Ada emphasizes preventing errors from occurring in the first place.