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NASA has a classification of software into class A, class B, class C, etc. Class A is human spaceflight, class B is critical non-human spaceflight, and the rest
by throwaway12017 9y ago
NASA has a classification of software into class A, class B, class C, etc. Class A is human spaceflight, class B is critical non-human spaceflight, and the rest is non-critical software.
The amount of process and oversight is highest at class A, and lowest at class E. If you are developing class E, you can do pretty much whatever you want and your team doesn't even need any training in software engineering.
- mcguire 9y agoThis is completely true, in my experience. If you want some fun, track down somebody working at the NASA Enterprise Applications Competency Center and ask them about the Office of Education software. (Me, I know nothing, through an exercise of good luck and skill. "No hablo ingles. Tengo hambre. Mucho muerte. <feigns death>")