Comment by braiamp
2 hours ago
This is funny, considering that someone that worked on the defense industry (guide missile system) found a memory leak on one of their products, at that time. They told him that they knew about it, but that it's timed just right with the range of the system it would be used, so it doesn't matter.
This paraphrased urban legend has nothing to do with quality engineering though? As described, it's designed to the spec and working as intended.
... until the extended-range version is ordered and no one remembers to fix the leak. :]
Ariane 5 happens.
They will remember, because it'll have been measured and documented, rigorously.
Was this one measured and documented rigorously?
Well obviously not, because the front fell off. That’s a dead giveaway.
I've found that the real trick with documentation isn't creation, it's discovery. I wonder how that information is easily found afterwards.
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