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Always remember - The Therac 25 incident

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    Codo_Sapien
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    This came across my RSS feed earlier this month as part of the Daily WTF's "best of 2021" recap series, and I wanted to surface it because it is a story that is always worth retelling in the...

    This came across my RSS feed earlier this month as part of the Daily WTF's "best of 2021" recap series, and I wanted to surface it because it is a story that is always worth retelling in the software industry.

    If you're a software engineer and you've been around, you've probably heard it, but if not, please take the time to read it if you're interested in programming, as it is extremely relevant to the unspoken-yet-supreme responsibility engineers have to keep their users safe.

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    1. NomadicCoder
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      I remember covering this in school. I then started my first internship and was working in radiation treatment planning software, which really drove it home as I started having to think about...

      I remember covering this in school. I then started my first internship and was working in radiation treatment planning software, which really drove it home as I started having to think about software risk on a regular basis and has become the theme of my entire career.

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