Count to ten when a plane goes down

Re:Count to ten when a plane goes down by discardorama on Monday July 21, 2014 @08:39PM (#8066875)

It's easy to have this attitude now. But if you ask people who were in IT 30 years ago, they'll tell you that systems in those days had _many_ sharp edges. You were expected to know your way around, and the consequences of mistakes were pretty severe.

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Re:Count to ten when a plane goes down by WalterBright on Monday July 21, 2014 @08:58PM (#8066941)

I was in IT 30 years ago, and this was never the attitude. What's different today:

1. we know a heluva lot more about human factors design

2. we have a heluva lot more excess computer power that can be devoted to human factors

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Re:Count to ten when a plane goes down by RachelF on Tuesday July 22, 2014 @01:57AM (#8067555)

I'd add: 3. many more people are using computers.

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