Mayday Mark 2! More Software Lessons From Aviation Disasters. by Adele Carpenter

What can aviation teach us about software? More specifically, what can aviation disasters teach us? A lot actually.In the first edition of this talk, I focused on the human factor of aviation disasters. An important element of both software engineering and aviation. But that is just the tip of the iceberg.In this talk, I will go deeper into the technical oddities of some of the most famous aviation disasters. Buckle up for more case studies, more geeky stuff, and yeah, also some more human stuff.We will cover- Most common causes of aviation disasters and how that has changed over time- Redundancy in systems- Deadly UX- Project failures and (wrong) incentivesDespite the subject matter, this talk is not doom and gloom. It is a practical look at the methods and insights that almost 100 years of investigating commercial aviation disasters can teach us as software engineers.