Comment by arp242
2 months ago
If a panic or null pointer deref in some library causes your entire business to go down long enough that you go bankrupt, then you probably deserve to go out of business because your software is junk.
2 months ago
If a panic or null pointer deref in some library causes your entire business to go down long enough that you go bankrupt, then you probably deserve to go out of business because your software is junk.
I believe you know well that bankrupt is the worst case. Many business functions can be so critical that 24h disturbance is enough to cause high financial damages or even loss of life. A bug in the car's brakes that prevents their usage is also denial of service.
Or 24h disturbance. Or indeed taking the entire system down at all.
And no one is talking about safety-critical systems. You are moving the goalposts. Does a gas pedal use a markdown or XML parser? No.
The point was about the importance of availability.
> Does a gas pedal use a markdown or XML parser? No.
Cars in general use, extensively: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUTOSAR
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