Software failures: follies and fallacies
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in IEE Review
- Vol. 43 (2) , 49-52
- https://doi.org/10.1049/ir:19970201
Abstract
Software failure is becoming a serious issue. Ariane 5 provided a recent spectacular example of how a simple mistake, entirely avoidable, was allowed to sneak through the software verification stage and cause an immensely expensive failure. However, it is not just the aerospace industry which suffers such traumas. Here, the author discusses some common misconceptions.Keywords
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