USAF feels Oleg's pain

[julian265]

Originally Posted by Azimech

Can you believe carmakers wish to delete the physical connections between steer-wheels and pedal-brakes? I'm no luddite, but this goes too far.

+1 to that. Hydraulic brakes are so simple and reliable... Perhaps a good reason to change it is if you have a completely automated braking system, but my experiences of ABS have been poor, with it degrading braking on surfaces other than smooth bitumen roads. I'll never forget the ~2003 camry that chattered it's way into an (empty) intersection, after we started braking side-by-side coming down a wet road on a slight hill. My '83 car stopped without issue. Traction control is another story of mis-automation. Try a gravel road/driveway on a moderate incline and it struggles.

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

Unfortunately programmers as a profession are not subject to the industry self regulation and/or government certification that governs the conduct of architects, engineers, lawyers, doctors, surveyors, accountants and other professions.

The software industry is more akin to book or music publishing then any of the more traditional "professions" .

The law makers might actually have to understand the programming process to try to regulate it... Or the government will outsource the writing of the regulations YET AGAIN and force people to PAY to find out what they are required to do.

Regulations are an interesting topic, I think what prevents a lot of mistakes within engineering are the numbers of people that check the designs, which is often the exact opposite with programming. I don't see a reason to impose regulations on non-safety critical programmers though.