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Re: Ask HN: What would you love to work on?

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Lot's of unit testing I'm sure :) What languages do those industries use?

There was indeed a lot of unit testing as well as very intense reviews of every single line of code. We used C and Linux as we needed an operating system that wouldn't kill people. You had to have a minimum of twenty years experience to work there. An upside was that there was no pressure at all about shipping the product before it was ready, even though we were well behind schedule. The downside was that you were al…

I am curious about why linux would be chosen as the OS instead of something a bit more battle-tested like QNX? (with the upside of the ability to go hard real-time if necessary...) I love Linux, but the thought of trusting my life to it gives me the willies?

Re: Ask HN: What would you love to work on?

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I don't know what I'd love to work on. If you'd asked me a few years ago, the job I described then would be almost indistinguishable to the job I have now. But I don't enjoy it and feel: a) I know this is a good job and I ought to be able to love it, there's something wrong with me. b) If I feel this way about this, wouldn't I feel the same about any other job that seems good now, if I did get to do it? c) Guilty tha…

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