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One thing to keep in mind is that software for a dialysis machine requires a different approach from some overly generic CRUD app exposing how many mansions you

One thing to keep in mind is that software for a dialysis machine requires a different approach from some overly generic CRUD app exposing how many mansions you have or something. There is a lot of asinine software in the world and that’s fine. Lots of “real problems” are pretty asinine and don’t require heroic engineering feats. Just slapping some bullshit together is good enough in a frightening number of cases. Hate it too myself, but I have come to accept I can either prove them wrong by building my own business and outcompeting them through my supposed superior engineering or just swallow that I’m yelling at the clouds.

tsegratis 3y ago
> Software for dialysis machines A sizeable percentage of which is made without source control, unittests, and just slapped together like the rest you described Hospitals don't check software quality when making purchasing decisions (much beyond "this button doesn't work")
- Zanfa 3y ago
  > Hospitals don't check software quality when making purchasing decisions (much beyond "this button doesn't work") This! The worst piece of low quality garbage I've seen from the inside is hospital software. Nobody really cares or understands software on the hospital side, so anything goes. The product is inherently complex, so there are only a small number of large companies who don't care either since they can rely on customer lock-in, no matter how crappy their service is.
  - tsegratis 3y ago
    A good book on the subject "Fix IT: See and solve the problems of digital healthcare" https://www.waterstones.com/book/fix-it/harold-thimbleby/9780198861270 https://www.waterstones.com/book/fix-it/harold-thimbleby/978...
- SanderNL 3y ago
  Wow, sickening. I guess something like certified engineering may alleviate some of these issues. If we build bridges like this.. oh.
- grishka 3y ago
  The thing with software in which bugs can kill people is that if there is a bug and it does kill or hurt someone, the engineers who made this bug will be charged with a felony.

tsegratis 3y ago

> Software for dialysis machines A sizeable percentage of which is made without source control, unittests, and just slapped together like the rest you described Hospitals don't check software quality when making purchasing decisions (much beyond "this button doesn't work")

Zanfa 3y ago
> Hospitals don't check software quality when making purchasing decisions (much beyond "this button doesn't work") This! The worst piece of low quality garbage I've seen from the inside is hospital software. Nobody really cares or understands software on the hospital side, so anything goes. The product is inherently complex, so there are only a small number of large companies who don't care either since they can rely on customer lock-in, no matter how crappy their service is.
- tsegratis 3y ago
  A good book on the subject "Fix IT: See and solve the problems of digital healthcare" https://www.waterstones.com/book/fix-it/harold-thimbleby/9780198861270 https://www.waterstones.com/book/fix-it/harold-thimbleby/978...
SanderNL 3y ago
Wow, sickening. I guess something like certified engineering may alleviate some of these issues. If we build bridges like this.. oh.
grishka 3y ago
The thing with software in which bugs can kill people is that if there is a bug and it does kill or hurt someone, the engineers who made this bug will be charged with a felony.