• inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Yeah, I’m an embedded software developer myself and yeah, when we architect our code we have safety critical sections identified with software safety reviews and we always go with the assumption that we’re going to run into that one guy who’s the living embodiment of Murphy’s law and go from there with that design to minimize the potential for injury and death.

      Can’t imagine who the hell is in charge of the software safety reviews there that let that pass.

      • best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works
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        7 months ago

        Same in the medical devices industry. We have whole teams of non-developers whose job is to find out when and why a surgeon can be a moron. The code is more difficult to write, but it’s way better and more robust.

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      7 months ago

      “Oh my, the cake box/finger/dog was in the way, but thanks for automation, the door didn’t close!”