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My thoughts: > But what we do is not the same as medicine It is extraordinarily similar from a systems aspect > which is highly regulated Some areas of soft
by tomrod 4y ago
My thoughts:
> But what we do is not the same as medicine
It is extraordinarily similar from a systems aspect
> which is highly regulated
Some areas of software development are highly regulated, and this is an environmental constraint instead of a work methods outcome
> has implications for life and death.
Much of software has implications for life and death, especially at firmware level or medical device & AI/ML. If your experience is only with FAANG or web front ends, then sure, this statement has teeth. But software automates processes, and a lot of processes can end in death, either by intent (military) or accident (health, law enforcement, manufacturing)