Triple-Triple Redundant 777 Primary Flight Computer (1996) [pdf]

Re:Triple-Triple Redundant 777 Primary Flight Computer (1996... by ucaetano on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @08:58AM (#10662915)

To be honest sounds more like you're talking about agile people. Move fast and break things doesn't work in any of those scenarios, I've seen a lot of people during my engineering days who just wouldn't work under the pressures required to design a system with extremely high reliability.

It goes back to hiring the right people, not to the people themselves :)

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Re:Triple-Triple Redundant 777 Primary Flight Computer (1996... by jhall1468 on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @11:34AM (#10663913)

> I've seen a lot of people during my engineering days who just wouldn't work under the pressures required to design a system with extremely high reliability.

I think the difference is that most engineers understand when high reliability is necessary, even if they can't deal with the pressure of implementation. An MBA whose job is to "move the ship faster" simply isn't going to understand the distinction between parts of the system that can be thrown together, and parts that absolutely can't.

Hard to hire the right people when the majority of MBA's aren't engineering undergrads.

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