Bah - the so-called FAA systems modernization

Post #131,348 by tuberculosis 12/18/03 10:14:07 AM Reply	Bah - the so-called FAA systems modernization has been a total hose job. 6 VB Programmers and a chimp could have done a better job. This has been mumbled about since I was a student pilot (20 years now?!?!). Meanwhile, how many accidents have been caused by mis-interpretation of these cryptic missives? Quite a few I'll wager. "I believe that many of the systems we build today in Java would be better built in Smalltalk and Gemstone." -- Martin Fowler, JAOO 2003
Post #131,357 by boxley 12/18/03 10:52:10 AM Reply	HEY!! HEY!!! HEY!!! I worked on that system We had a unique system that put all the airport controls on one screen. You get an alarm you drill down until you saw (an example) readouts of alarms on a generator 1200 mile away and a webcam so you could actually see the oil pressure guage. Used COTs and open systems stuff. All this so some jamoke didnt have to take an 8 hr boat ride to reset the generator unless he really needed to. It was state of the art. It was so state of the art that UNISYS went to congress to get the funding yanked in favor of their tandem boxen. So take yer VB Chimps and put the blame where it belongs on yer congress critters. Not the FAA. thanx, bill stick a spork in it. questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #131,638 by mmoffitt 12/20/03 10:23:27 AM Reply	Heh. Personally, I can't wait for the circus of "free flight" to take hold. With all the fly-by-wire crap coming to an airliner near you soon, this should make commercial aviation the very best reason for everyone to get get their PPSEL. bcnu, Mikem Java, Junk. Both start with a "J", both have four letters. Coincidence? I think not.

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