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The 737 Max 8 (cleancoder.com)
9 points by ingve on May 18, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


it wasn't software. the design of MCAS was done by systems engineers. they tell software what to write. it is called requirements.

people make mistakes. the system / process is supposed to find them. if the process was not followed, that is negligence. until we know more, it was simple an error that was not caught by the process.

i am distressed that the CEO did not stand up and say "it wan't the MAX design team. it was the Boeing Company. everyone of us working together. and we will make it right" evidently, litigation is the biggest concern.

those systems engineers, and aeronautical engineers, and mechanical engineers, and software engineers were doing the best job they could. they care about the flying public, and feel responsible for these incidents. i would expect there are some on leave right now, because they perceive the honest mistakes they made as killing those passengers.


Completely agree.

This is not entirely a software fault. Someone must have thought that it was ok and safe enough to rely on data from one sensor.


Or they assumed everyone would pay more for two, ie that the upsell was a sure thing, 'cause, who wants to die?




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