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I’ve read a bit about how strict the space shuttle coders were. I wonder what they think about the code running this spacecraft. https://www.fastcompany.com/28
by irrational 6y ago
I’ve read a bit about how strict the space shuttle coders were. I wonder what they think about the code running this spacecraft.
https://www.fastcompany.com/28121/they-write-right-stuff https://www.fastcompany.com/28121/they-write-right-stuff
https://history.nasa.gov/computers/Ch4-5.html https://history.nasa.gov/computers/Ch4-5.html
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/flyfeature_shuttlecomputers.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout/flyfeature...
- ncmncm 6y agoThere are reports that the procedure for fixing bugs on the STS was so heavy-weight that they often redefined non-fatal bugs as correct operation. The example I read of was an error event that dumped thousands of lines of text to the flight console screen, obscuring useful information.
- OnlyOneCannolo 6y agoBasically every change, whether software or hardware, had a lengthy acceptance process. Reviews, analysis, verification and validation, documentation, operation and maintenance procedures, etc.
- ashleyn 6y agoCOTS software is nowhere near what I'd call "spaceworthy". They either determined the UI was not life-critical or ignored that fact.