What does it mean to say that code must work all the time? via @ElectronicDesgn

What does it mean to say that code must work all the time?

What does it mean to say that code must work all the time? via @ElectronicDesgn

Everyone knows that we are becoming more and more dependent on computer software. Our lives can be upended (or even ended) by software malfunctions in many different areas, including avionics software, medical software, financial software, automotive software. Even such a small program as an alarm application on a smart phone may cause havoc if an alarm fails to go off. Generally when we buy products of any kind, we expect them to work, and indeed if they don’t work, we expect to get them fixed under warranty, and if the failure is fundamental, we expect to see the manufacturer face consequences for producing faulty merchandise. So it seems reasonable that we take an attitude that code we depend on should work all the time. Otherwise how can we depend on it? Despite this seeming an obvious principle, in practice we tolerate serious lapses in software all the time. I have b...

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