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"large-scale C code" I hope to never own a microwave oven with a large scale codebase. Also my basement dehumidifier. And my waffle iron. And my clothes was
by VLM 10y ago
"large-scale C code"
I hope to never own a microwave oven with a large scale codebase. Also my basement dehumidifier. And my waffle iron. And my clothes washer. And my digital dial caliper in my workroom.
There's a surprising amount of money in "you are now a timer" and "you are now a thermostat" and "you are now a thermometer" and very close analogies.
- vardump 10y agoWashing machines actually have quite a bit of code. Car ECUs have even more. Elevator control systems are pretty big. Medical devices have huge codebases. You'll definitely use or own something that has a somewhat large codebase.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoMine doesn't. When my washer broke, I called some locals that have a warehouse full of them and repair them. I asked whether it was their opinion, being experts, that my observation about the older ones being more reliable was true? The guy confirmed that older ones easily last a decade or so with new, computer-filled ones breaking all the time. Said they're good business for him. Sold me what he claimed was a good model of older ones he had for under $100. I was surprised when he told me the one that broke was around 20 years old. That is both reliability and return on investment. :)
- imtringued 10y agoThat is mostly because the newer washing machines replace what used to be steel with plastic to cut costs.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoI'd believe it. He said the electronics screw up, too. He was fixing a control system on one that was just a few circuits in the knob on older ones.