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Software for consumer computing hasn't chosen bug free as a path. Because you can build software like NASA does, but you have to pay money like NASA does, and d
by JulianMorrison 7y ago
Software for consumer computing hasn't chosen bug free as a path. Because you can build software like NASA does, but you have to pay money like NASA does, and develop slowly like NASA does.
- drzaiusx11 7y agoSadly NASA does not pay as well as you think it does, at least from my anecdotal experience (worked with NASA and DARPA folks that left the gov sector for better pay.) You'll get better pay at a tech company in a major US city.
- kickopotomus 7y agoI think that GP is commenting on the overall cost of software at NASA opposed to individual salaries. At that level, software/hardware bugs will kill people so testing/safety is paramount. Building non-safety-critical software is cheap when compared to building software that has been verified to virtually never fail.