Roberto Bagnara wrote:
"One thing that strikes me is the frequency with which I see the expression "software glitch" being used to underplay huge issues in process, design, implementation, analysis, testing. I don't know what the word "glitch" suggests to a native English language speaker, but to me it sounds like an increasingly abused way to hide the reality of the issues involved."
Exactly. Same for "bug". I do my best to avoid both terms and try to consistently use "defect". Consciously or unconsciously attempting to downplay the serious consequences of defects by using cute terms is counter-productive. Along the lines of the famous "12 step recovery program" of a particular world-wide organization: "Step one is to admit you have a problem". The software industry as a whole is still completely in denial.
-----Original Message-----
From: Roberto Bagnara <bagnara_at_xxxxxx
Organization: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University
of Parma, Italy
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015 10:00 AM
To: "systemsafety_at_xxxxxx
<systemsafety_at_xxxxxx
Subject: Re: [SystemSafety] Another unbelievable failure (file
system overflow)
On 05/28/15 00:19, Heath Raftery wrote:
> On 28/05/2015 12:25 AM, Roberto Bagnara wrote:
>> According to >> >> >>http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150526-software-glitch- >>pauses-ls-test.html >> >> "As more beacons are transmitted, the file grows in size. When it >> reaches 32 megabytes‹roughly the size of ten compressed music >> files‹it can crash the flight system. The manufacturer of the >> avionics board corrected this glitch in later software >> revisions. But alas, LightSail's software version doesn't include >> the update." >> >> OK, LightSail is a sort of amateur project, but still I have a hard >> time believing such things can happen in 2015.
>resource strapped small company:
>some crap together to figure out where the problem is, but I figured it >out so I'll just go back and take out the nonsense."
One thing that strikes me is the frequency with which I see the expression "software glitch" being used to underplay huge issues in process, design, implementation, analysis, testing. I don't know what the word "glitch" suggests to a native English language speaker, but to me it sounds like an increasingly abused way to hide the reality of the issues involved.
-- Prof. Roberto Bagnara Applied Formal Methods Laboratory - University of Parma, Italy mailto:bagnara_at_xxxxxx BUGSENG srl - http://bugseng.com mailto:roberto.bagnara_at_xxxxxx _______________________________________________ The System Safety Mailing List systemsafety_at_xxxxxx _______________________________________________ The System Safety Mailing List systemsafety_at_xxxxxxReceived on Fri May 29 2015 - 20:41:04 CEST
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