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Those of us making web apps don't have the same safety critical nature as anything carrying souls. Working in aerospace gave me a great appreciation for the com

Those of us making web apps don't have the same safety critical nature as anything carrying souls. Working in aerospace gave me a great appreciation for the complexity of ensuring safety, the engineering hours poured into it, and why regulations exist. The CEO was quoted[1] as: > “We only have one button and that's it,” Rush said in the CBS report. “It should be like an elevator. What an example to reference. Early elevators resulted in many deaths [2] and safety regulations and mechanisms needed to be invented to prevent them [3]. Similar regulations existed for submersibles, but he decided not to take all those lessons learned. I'm thankful building elevator operators do not have a cavalier attitude towards safety like this. [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/20/david-pogue-titanic-submarine-video-cbs/70340223007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/20/david-... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elevator_accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elevator_accidents [3] https://blog.ansi.org/history-of-elevators/#gref https://blog.ansi.org/history-of-elevators/#gref

bumby 3y ago
Having formerly worked in safety critical software, it would make me cringe when I would hear people in those industries use phrases like "move fast and break things." I'm not even a risk-adverse individual. But I can often recognize when people say things like that, not because they're comfortable with the risk, but because they are blind to it. It's hard for me to feel like the teenager aboard was fully cognizant of the risks.
thelittlenag 3y ago
While it’s been 15 years I used to work in telco. Everyday I reminded myself that my software needed to work because someone might need to call 911, or make an equally important call.
jahewson 3y ago
Mostly yes, although externalities are worth considering. For example Pokémon Go may have lead to 256 deaths https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3073723 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3073723

bumby 3y ago

Having formerly worked in safety critical software, it would make me cringe when I would hear people in those industries use phrases like "move fast and break things." I'm not even a risk-adverse individual. But I can often recognize when people say things like that, not because they're comfortable with the risk, but because they are blind to it. It's hard for me to feel like the teenager aboard was fully cognizant of the risks.

thelittlenag 3y ago

While it’s been 15 years I used to work in telco. Everyday I reminded myself that my software needed to work because someone might need to call 911, or make an equally important call.

jahewson 3y ago

Mostly yes, although externalities are worth considering. For example Pokémon Go may have lead to 256 deaths https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3073723 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3073723