A Deadly Line of Code
The Therac-25 radiation therapy accidents and the Ariana Rocklert incident highlight critical lessons on software safety, human error, and the importance of rigorous testing.
The Therac-25 radiation therapy accidents and the Ariana Rocklert incident highlight critical lessons on software safety, human error, and the importance of rigorous testing.
On September 9, 1947, the worlds first computer bug was recorded. But this was no ordinary ‘software bug’. It was a real-life moth that was causing the issues with the computer’s hardware.