But note the crucial difference: In the case of the Therac-25, this was merely the explanation, and explaining what causes an issue is crucial to fixing it. It was treated as a software problem, and the vendor was liable. Here it's used to inappropriately blame the user.
The state of Texas should sue Hart eSlate and cite the Therac-25 story to argue that 30 years later, anyone halfway competent should know how to avoid race conditions in a user interface.
The state of Texas should sue Hart eSlate and cite the Therac-25 story to argue that 30 years later, anyone halfway competent should know how to avoid race conditions in a user interface.