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I used to be a sysadmin at hospitals. There is software in everything like biomed devices, imaging machines and even the humble email system that I maintained.
by marking-time 3mo ago
I used to be a sysadmin at hospitals. There is software in everything like biomed devices, imaging machines and even the humble email system that I maintained.
Other examples of critical software systems include banking and voting.
I have never _ever_ called myself an engineer even when I was encouraged to.
It is foolish to leave this field unregulated.
- stavros 3mo agoMedical device software is very strictly regulated.
- marking-time 3mo agoYes, of course you are correct. I should have been more specific in my response. I can print("Hello World") and I am not an engineer. I have a BS in accounting but am not a CPA, and that is also highly regulated. The point I am trying to make is that we are building a society on software that has no legally binding standards but has serious impacts to all of us.