Re: Bad programming considered harmless

[James Powell]

On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 06:56:02PM +0100, Philip Newton wrote:
> Michael Stevens wrote:
> > (pedantry: There *are* applications where bad programming 
> > could kill. I don't think any of us work in them, but I'm
> > pretty sure they exist.)
> 
> Look at what Sun says Java is not suitable for to get a short list. IIRC
> they included stuff such as life support machinery in hospitals, air traffic
> control, and nuclear reactors. Space Shuttle or manned-space-flight rocket
> control logic probably should also be bug free.

Perhaps this is why there isn't "Nuclear Reactor Control: Visual Quickstart
Guide".

A gap in the market?


jp