Boeing identifies new software problem on grounded 737 Max

Re:Boeing identifies new software problem on grounded 737 Max by robocat on Thursday February 06, 2020 @04:01PM (#22260242)

> In their defense, the software industry is a complete joke in terms of quality control.

My dishwasher stopped working today. Last week I had to replace a wheel bearing in my van ($900). I just got a refund for a pond aerator that stopped working after a few weeks. And the head came off my plastic toy.

Hardware fails all the time: does that mean I can generically say all manufacturing has shitty QC?

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Re:Boeing identifies new software problem on grounded 737 Max by blt on Thursday February 06, 2020 @05:18PM (#22261048)

I'd say the aerator and toy are analogous to software bugs, but the wheel bearing is a wear item. Even the best-engineered hardware has parts that wear out. That kind of planned maintenance has no equivalent in software.

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