[SystemSafety] What do we know about software reliability?

[SPRIGGS, John J]

In my experience, if Software Reliability is mentioned at a conference, at least one member of the audience will laugh, and if it is mentioned in a work discussion, at least one member of the group will get angry.
Interestingly, some of the same people who say it is impossible to quantify software failure rates will set numerical requirements for Software Availability - if you get one of those, ask the Customer how (s)he wants you to demonstrate satisfaction of the requirement.

John
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All,

What do we know about software reliability?

The answer appears to be, not a lot:
http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2020/09/13/learning-useful-stuff-from-the-reliability-chapter-of-my-book/<http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2020/09/13/learning-useful-stuff-from-the-reliability-chapter-of-my-book>

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