Re: Can you say "World War III?"

["System Support Products, Inc." <lforlini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 9:15 AM +1000 8/2/00, Michael_Hennessy@doubleday.com.au wrote:
>Boy, some people have short memories, need I mention Challenger.

Michael,

    The Challenger disaster was not software related, as I remember it 
was faulty gaskets manufactured by a contractor (who, as far as I'm 
concerned, weren't penalized nearly enough).

    For a look what goes into writing software for the shuttle 
program, check out this story:

    <http://www.fastcompany.com/online/06/writestuff.html>

    "... This software never crashes. It never needs to be re-booted. 
This software is bug-free. It is perfect, as perfect as human beings 
have achieved. Consider these stats: the last three versions of the 
program -- each 420,000 lines long-had just one error each. The last 
11 versions of this software had a total of 17 errors. Commercial 
programs of equivalent complexity would have
5,000 errors."

    Regards,

    - Lou Forlini
      Software Engineer
      System Support Products, Inc.
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