<--snip--> > Why I'm so critical about letting it crash: I typically deal with stack > sizes of no more around 2-8kB in automation devices and have to be careful > with that. You can't simply let a newspaper printing machine's motor control > crash, 1000's of newspaper pages would be trashed. Once we had a crash in
> simple limit switch device. As a result the high-rack robot pushed a > pallet in 15m height out of the rack. Fortunately, it was just another > robot which was destroyed (stood just below) - not a human being. Still > a very expensive case for the company. <--snip--> And this is why ever sice I entered the profession I have maintained that programmers should be vetted and certified in a similar manner to other professions such as doctors and lawyers, carrying a similar social status. Only those with the appropriate qualification and experience should be permitted to work in certain sectors. There is nothing stopping *me* for applying for systems programming work in Nuclear Power Stations, Air Traffic Control, Industrial Robotics, etc... I have personal knowledge of a College classmate who went on to write Air Traffic Control software, personally I would not trust him to write an App for my phone (but would be the first person to call if organising a party). People are going to continue to die until this change happens.
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