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That's an awesome and horrifying story. I used to work with a software engineer who said to me he would never trust medical equipment that was computerized. It
by ncr100 3y ago
That's an awesome and horrifying story.
I used to work with a software engineer who said to me he would never trust medical equipment that was computerized. It's hard to escape it these days but 20 years ago he was well aware of how many bugs even the most experienced software engineer would leave behind, and was rightly concerned that like if he needed medical support from a machine, that it could very well kill him.
- mitthrowaway2 3y agoReminds me of the Therac-25: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25
- ncr100 3y agoLordy - yes, terrifically horrible example.