There is a special place in my programming heart for Ada since it was my first professional language (back in 1996). It is interesting to see it coming back a bit. Ignoring the language, the culture and history of Ada is a great one. I was around for the fall of the Ada mandate and I got to see the play 'Lady Ada and Castle Mandate'. The community that put that on was passionate and, obviously, quirky.

That one has a special place for me. I was a consultant then and invited to join the chorus even though I wasn't at the more professional level the other cast members were. We did a performance in London and one in St Louis. Still, it was a lot of fun, and how I got to meet my spouse 25-ish years ago.