Re:The IRS’s Effort to Convert Its Assembly Codebase to Java
by TimJYoung on Thursday February 15, 2018 @12:01PM
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I agree, it's a thorny technical issue, for sure.
My thinking is that the issue isn't actually technical, but one of risk management, and that's something that markets are very good at dealing with. I would guess that there would be quite a few companies out there willing to step in and certify/insure code quality, for the right price.
Of course, DOD and other more sensitive systems are a completely different animal with respect to risk, so this wouldn't necessary apply there.
My thinking is that the issue isn't actually technical, but one of risk management, and that's something that markets are very good at dealing with. I would guess that there would be quite a few companies out there willing to step in and certify/insure code quality, for the right price.
Of course, DOD and other more sensitive systems are a completely different animal with respect to risk, so this wouldn't necessary apply there.