In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems.
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When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause.Wietse Venema
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This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended.
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However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least as difficult to write software that is safe - that is, software that behaves reasonably under adverse conditions.
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