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My mistake, but this kind of methodology seems to be specific to a few industries like aviation and space, while being conspicuously absent from e.g. medicine.
by extension 16y ago
My mistake, but this kind of methodology seems to be specific to a few industries like aviation and space, while being conspicuously absent from e.g. medicine. Ideally, the software industry would have its own life-critical standard that was applied across all domains, not that I'm suggesting such a standard is necessarily feasible right now.
Until we have such a universal standard, it is entirely possible for a bug in your free library to indirectly kill someone, in the course of everyday best practices.
- slavak 16y agoI have an incredibly hard time believing the medical industry does not have stringent standards in place for safety-critical software. Do you have anything to demonstrate this, and what country are we talking about here? (To remind me not to ever see a doctor there... :) )
- extension 16y agohttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/health/24radiation.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/health/24radiation.html
- farmerbuzz 16y agoIn the US, medical devices are regulated by the FDA. When it comes to using 3rd party software, the company manufacturing the device has the responsibility to ensure any 3rd party components function correctly. Its unrealistic to impose regulations on every piece of software that is written "just in case". It is far more practical to put the responsibility on the company doing the integration and selling the device. Here is the guidance from the FDA on off-the-shelf software: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm073778.htm http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidanc...