[kevlar700]

Interestingly Co-Pilot gets it wrong and states Ada was designed by committees instead of being multiple competitive processes. How misunderstood Ada is.

https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/Jp9AmNHMEJzNmcbiu1VNx

https://copilot.microsoft.com/shares/vUjdaDh4mXvj1fm4cyt15

[7thaccount]

I believe it was both:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Order_Language_Working_...

The High Order Language Working Group came up with the requirements.

[kevlar700]

True but it was far more open than a committee. The STRAWMAN requirements were circulated widely for comment to industry, military, federal and academic communities and to select experts such as Dijkstra and Hoare. Then WOODENMAN circulated for comment after incorporating changes based on STRAWMANS responses.