Re:Proposal for a Friendly Dialect of C
by duskwuff on Thursday August 28, 2014 @12:31AM
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I usually hear the latter type of system described as "safety-critical" or "life-critical". You're right that it's an entirely different world, though.
For some (many?), the failure of a security-critical system means unauthorised access to information.
For some, the failure of a security-critical system means people could die.
In the latter case (e.g. medical devices), having a stable environment is far more important than having the latest version.