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If the system we're talking about existed, someone would have created a more robust implementation.
by marcoperaza 9y ago
If the system we're talking about existed, someone would have created a more robust implementation.
- smsm42 9y agoHow do you know? It's not a magic law of the universe that "someone" always creates things because someone wants them. Sometimes problems are hard and just don't get solved, for a long time, even though everybody wants them solved.
- marcoperaza 9y agoBut this isn't some intractable problem. For aerospace and critical infrastructure projects, for example, there is plenty of meticulously written and audited high-quality code developed at higher cost in response to the demand created by legal requirements.
- smsm42 9y agohttps://www.wired.com/2015/05/possible-passengers-hack-commercial-aircraft/ https://www.wired.com/2015/05/possible-passengers-hack-comme... http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/17/us/fbi-hacker-flight-computer-systems/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/17/us/fbi-hacker-flight-computer-... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/airbus-confirms-software-configuration-error-caused-plane-crash/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/airbu... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_JAS_39_Gripen#February_1989 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_and_incidents_involv... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter#Cause_of_failure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter#Cause_of_... Did I make my point clear or do I need to google for another 2 minutes to find a dozen more examples of "aerospace and critical infrastructure projects" with software problems?