Why 40-Year Old Tech Is Still Running America's Air Traffic Control

Re:Why 40-Year Old Tech Is Still Running America's Air Traff... by viccuad on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @11:49AM (#9138701)

I studied CS, and mathematical software verification and functional languages where mandatory in my uni.

Unless you are an engineer by accident, I would say you should be as prepared as you could be (albeit new to the field).

Honestly, the stance you share in this topic is why normal people historically has not seen computers and software as a reliable thing and continue to use half-assed software such as Windows for example.

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Re:Why 40-Year Old Tech Is Still Running America's Air Traff... by frik on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @01:54PM (#9139740)

True.

But a bad example. Microsoft uses automatic proofing for their (and third party) device drivers. Windows NT series is very reliable and has one of the best OS designs. The Win32 subsystem and shell comes with a lot of legacy and is a different story.

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Re:Why 40-Year Old Tech Is Still Running America's Air Traff... by viccuad on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @04:12PM (#9140784)

That's a bad example, true. In my defense I have to say that I jumped ship before NT, but I remember how people looked at NT's Blue Screen of Death(™) as if it were a normal thing to have in computers and software.

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Re:Why 40-Year Old Tech Is Still Running America's Air Traff... by emodendroket on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @12:47PM (#9139192)

Windows, as it exists today, has stronger engineering and reliability than the vast majority of software on the market, despite being saddled with legacy baggage. You definitely could have chosen a better example.

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