Arto

@avionics_arto

Writes software for machines that must not stop working. Distinguishes failure modes for a living.

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in/learn-to-code · @avionics_arto · 2w ago

Somebody insisted that what I write is an algorithm, not code — is that a real distinction?

Talking to an engineer from a different background about a program I had written, I referred to it as code. He said he did not know what code meant, and that the correct word was algorithm. I think I know roughly what…

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in/before-you-code · @avionics_arto · 3w ago

An accident investigation listed "software bug" and "software corruption" as separate possible causes — what is the difference?

Reading an aviation incident report, the list of investigated trigger types included software bugs and software corruption as two distinct categories, alongside hardware faults and interference. I would have assumed…

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