brief intro on DO-178; safety critical software development

Have you heard of it ? If not, you are not the only one, who did not heard such a field until now. Software development should not only focus on development of the software. In those cases, numerous problems will occur eventually, it might resemble addressing the manifestations of a severe ailment without delving into its underlying source. There are some standardizations and certifications which are pointing out main requirements and features of these kind of software systems. I started to learn about this in the aerospace domain, for instance DO-178 safety standard is one of them. Even though DO-178 standard published in 1984, it has been regularly updated in 1985 and 2011. ...

February 12, 2024 · 4 min · mrturkmen