Re:Deep dive into the UK air traffic control meltdown
by JumpCrisscross on Monday September 11, 2023 @03:51PM
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> it rather seems that the programmers triggered this catastrophic "stop the world" error because they were not thorough enough considering all scenarios
Yes. But also, it's an ATC system. Its primary purpose "is to prevent collisions..." [1].
If the system encounters a "this should never happen!" error, the correct move is to shut it down and ground air traffic. (The error shouldn't have happened in the first place. But the shutdown should have been more graceful.)
Yes. But also, it's an ATC system. Its primary purpose "is to prevent collisions..." [1].
If the system encounters a "this should never happen!" error, the correct move is to shut it down and ground air traffic. (The error shouldn't have happened in the first place. But the shutdown should have been more graceful.)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_traffic_control