Re:The programmer behind the THERAC-25 Fiasco was never found
by wpietri on Monday December 02, 2019 @03:00PM
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On a project? Sure. I'm a big fan of blameless retrospectives as a way to maximize quality. But that only works in the context of a quality-oriented culture that is strongly focused on continually improving safety.
However, a) none of that was true here, and b) in the wider societal frame, I think blamenessless must not always trump accountability. When we're talking about egregious negligence leading to death, I think naming the culprits is the very least we should do.
However, a) none of that was true here, and b) in the wider societal frame, I think blamenessless must not always trump accountability. When we're talking about egregious negligence leading to death, I think naming the culprits is the very least we should do.