Re:Microsoft President: We Need a Hippocratic Oath for Softw...
by bumby on Monday August 10, 2020 @03:59PM
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What the actual hazard analysis showed is that Boeing did not have the technical insight at the right level.
The HA listed MCAS as "hazardous" rather than "catastrophic". Meaning those in charge of that process document did not realize MCAS had the ability to down the airplane. I know it's tempting to arm-chair quarterback this, but let's assume they should have realized this hazard.
To your point, maybe the programmer doesn't have the systems knowledge to make those calls, but the process is predicated on somebody having both the technical acumen and the responsibility) for those decisions. This process broke down though.
The HA listed MCAS as "hazardous" rather than "catastrophic". Meaning those in charge of that process document did not realize MCAS had the ability to down the airplane. I know it's tempting to arm-chair quarterback this, but let's assume they should have realized this hazard.
To your point, maybe the programmer doesn't have the systems knowledge to make those calls, but the process is predicated on somebody having both the technical acumen and the responsibility) for those decisions. This process broke down though.