Software failures-follies and fallacies
Hatton, L.
Oakwood Comput.;
This paper appears in: IEE Review
Publication Date: 20 Mar 1997
Volume: 43,
Issue: 2
On page(s): 49-52
ISSN: 0953-5683
References Cited: 6
CODEN: IEREEF
INSPEC Accession Number: 5612416
Current Version Published: 2002-08-06
Abstract
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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