From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fac41,a48e5b99425d742a X-Google-Attributes: gidfac41,public X-Google-Thread: 1108a1,5da92b52f6784b63 X-Google-Attributes: gid1108a1,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,a48e5b99425d742a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: ffc1e,a48e5b99425d742a X-Google-Attributes: gidffc1e,public X-Google-Thread: 107d55,a48e5b99425d742a X-Google-Attributes: gid107d55,public X-Google-Thread: f43e6,a48e5b99425d742a X-Google-Attributes: gidf43e6,public From: Ken Garlington Subject: Re: Papers on the Ariane-5 crash and Design by Contract Date: 1997/03/24 Message-ID: <3336CCF5.1D4@lmtas.lmco.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 228005044 References: <332B5495.167EB0E7@eiffel.com> Organization: Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems Newsgroups: comp.lang.eiffel,comp.object,comp.software-eng,comp.programming.threads,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.java.tech Date: 1997-03-24T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Alexander Anderson wrote: > > In article , Ulrich Windl > writes > > >When I read that story I could not help, but had to shake my head > >several times. I definitely agree with Dr. Meyer that this case should > >be handled in every class about software engineering. > > Has anyone written a book of collected Software disaster stories? There are more than one. I highly recommend "Safeware" by Nancy Levison. Although I think she relies on hardware interlocks and "fail-safe" modes a little too much for my taste, it is overall a great book. See http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/projects/safety/www/book.html > > I think this would be a great seller. Does the Pentium division > disaster count as software, methinks? > > Sandy > /* > -- > // Alexander Anderson > // Home Fone +44 (0) 171-794-4543 > // London, UK http://www.almide.demon.co.uk/ > */ -- LMTAS - The Fighter Enterprise - "Our Brand Means Quality" For job listings, other info: http://www.lmtas.com or http://www.lmco.com