When someone builds a bridge, he uses engineers who have been certified as knowing what they are doing. Yet when someone builds you a software program, he has no similar certification, even though your safety may be just as dependent upon that software working as it is upon the bridge supporting your weight.
I have found that the reason a lot of people are interested in artificial intelligence is the same reason a lot of people are interested in artificia… - David Parnas
I have found that the reason a lot of people are interested in artificial intelligence is the same reason a lot of people are interested in artificia…
- David Parnas
There are no standards for computer programmers and no group to certify them. - David Parnas
There are no standards for computer programmers and no group to certify them.
We must not forget that the wheel is reinvented so often because it is a very good idea; I've learned to worry more about the soundness of ideas that… - David Parnas
We must not forget that the wheel is reinvented so often because it is a very good idea; I've learned to worry more about the soundness of ideas that…
With software products, it is usual to find that the software has major `bugs' and does not work reliably for some users... The lay public, familiar … - David Parnas
With software products, it is usual to find that the software has major `bugs' and does not work reliably for some users... The lay public, familiar …
One bad programmer can easily create two new jobs a year. - David Parnas
One bad programmer can easily create two new jobs a year.
As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications. - David Parnas
As a rule, software systems do not work well until they have been used, and have failed repeatedly, in real applications.
Requirements in mathematical language are no use unless they are easier to read than the code. - David Parnas
Requirements in mathematical language are no use unless they are easier to read than the code.
My judgment is that research in 'Star Wars' is going to fail, and I believe this so strongly that I'm willing to stake my professional reputation on … - David Parnas
My judgment is that research in 'Star Wars' is going to fail, and I believe this so strongly that I'm willing to stake my professional reputation on …
Artificial intelligence has the same relation to intelligence as artificial flowers have to flowers. - David Parnas
Artificial intelligence has the same relation to intelligence as artificial flowers have to flowers.
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