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I’m not sure about the architecture, but airline booking is very complex. You basically need to support a traveling salesman algorithm. It’s also one of the ori
by mbreese 5y ago
I’m not sure about the architecture, but airline booking is very complex. You basically need to support a traveling salesman algorithm. It’s also one of the original use cases for large scale computers. The Sabre airline booking program dates back to the 60’s so it’s also very legacy. The Arstechnica article (below) has a good history of the original military program and how it helped to spin out airline booking.
Modernization for these systems was probably long overdue.
https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/sabre/ https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/sabre/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/the-most-important-computer-youve-never-heard-of/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/the-most-important-c...
- lokar 5y agoI recall talking to people who worked at a company that competed w/ Sabere/IBM There was a project they did not want to do. To avoid saying "no" and risking the relationship they quoted what they thought was an outrageous price, expecting to loose. The customer said yes. They had underestimated how much IBM had been gouging them for so long.