Software failures-follies and fallacies
Hatton, L.
IEE Review
Volume 43, Issue 2, 20 Mar 1997 Page(s):49 - 52
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Summary:Software failure is becoming a serious issue. Ariane 5 provided a recent spectacular example of how a simple mistake, entirely avoidable, was allowed to sneak through the software verification stage and cause an immensely expensive failure. However, it is not just the aerospace industry which suffers such traumas. Here, the author discusses some common misconceptions

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