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The snark is warranted if you call yourself (generic yourself, not you in particular) a software "engineer" - but yeah, if your ego's content with "developer" t

by avh02 7y ago

The snark is warranted if you call yourself (generic yourself, not you in particular) a software "engineer" - but yeah, if your ego's content with "developer" then the snark's not warranted.

shadowgovt 7y ago
Even NASA shipped a computer with known severe failure modes for the Apollo vehicle.
- fsh 7y ago
  This was 60 years ago in a desperate race with the Soviets and with an expendable flight crew. Hardly comparable conditions to commercial aviation.
- thawaway1837 7y ago
  NASA was also doing things that were never done before. The 737 Max is much worse at doing things that were done much better for decades before it.
- ClumsyPilot 7y ago
  You can have a known risk/failure mode, and risk manage it. It's another matter entirely to pass on the flawed device to a third party with no preparations and warning. Then people die.
jimmaswell 7y ago
It's the job title the company gave me so I use it. No deeper meaning to me.