Current Events > I just nerded out with a dude who programs satellites

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treewojima
12/06/17 11:02:34 AM
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He was bringing in his car for service. I found out he worked at an aerospace and defense contractor down the road. He writes C and C++ code for one of their latest projects, a commercial in-space servicing system for other satellites. I told him about my programming hobby and we shot the shit.
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Burgess
12/06/17 11:03:16 AM
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"Just change my fucking oil."
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eston
12/06/17 11:03:20 AM
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DevsBro
12/06/17 11:10:04 AM
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eston posted...
They still use C and C++?

If I'm not mistaken, C++ is still one of the most used languages in the world.
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luigi13579
12/06/17 11:11:29 AM
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DevsBro posted...
If I'm not mistaken, C++ is still one of the most used languages in the world.

I'm sure both are. In fact, I'd say C more so as it's "closer to the metal", for systems programming.
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Rexdragon125
12/06/17 11:13:15 AM
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I'm sure satellites have JIT MSIL compilers for C# on board
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treewojima
12/06/17 11:16:58 AM
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Burgess posted...
"Just change my fucking oil."


Nah, he was cool. Told me about how he bought the car in Detroit, and how you can literally custom order it and pick it up at the factory. Said that's what he had to do since most dealerships don't stock inventory with manual transmissions outside of sports cars.

eston posted...
They still use C and C++?


In this case they do. Their system is likely very custom built, so it would make sense to use languages able to interface with the hardware on a low level.
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