Notkin’s view—“mostly hogwash”
Given the context, we do pretty well
- We surely can, should and must improve
Some so-called software “failures” are not
- They are often management errors (Ariane, Denver airport, etc.)
- Read comp.risks (far better than comp.software-eng)
In some areas, we may indeed have a looming crisis
- Safety-critical real-time embedded systems
- Y2K?