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Originally Posted by gary
Gregory Tavis, a software engineer with a pilot's license, provided an
opinion piece at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
web site.
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Really good article Gary.
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It is astounding that no one who wrote the MCAS software for the 737 Max seems even to have raised the possibility of using multiple inputs, including the opposite angle-of-attack sensor, in the computer’s determination of an impending stall. As a lifetime member of the software development fraternity, I don’t know what toxic combination of inexperience, hubris, or lack of cultural understanding led to this mistake.
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Doesn't surprise me at all. I see that and am exposed to this day in day out when liaising with technical people or developers in larg(ish) companies. Mostly because the "glue" supposed to coordinate different services is managed by an extra layer of wankers who have absolutely no understanding of the low level stuff or what people on the ground do so how can they see the bigger picture?