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atesz's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
It is a exciting, enjoyable but also disturbing collection of situations when automation and computer systems are went wrong, failed miserably or simply in a funny, unexpected ways. It is a highly readable and entertaining piece.
I especially liked that at the end of the book the author provides well defined set of conclusion grouped by topics like: numbers, dates, scaled automation.
I especially liked that at the end of the book the author provides well defined set of conclusion grouped by topics like: numbers, dates, scaled automation.
canoas's review against another edition
4.0
Great stories. Very easy to read and an amazing set of references for cases where software created real world problems.
islomar's review against another edition
4.0
Very shocking, funny and interesting real stories about the dangers of "not correctly" tested or monitored software systems :-)
Besides the tones of examples, I found very valuable advices to avoid them (e.g. names, dates, unicode, cultural and ethnic differences, etc).
Besides the tones of examples, I found very valuable advices to avoid them (e.g. names, dates, unicode, cultural and ethnic differences, etc).
afuerstenau's review against another edition
5.0
It was very entertaining. A good book for reading during family vacation. It contains several stories about the interaction between humans and computer (systems). A lot of wisdom can be gained about whether something should be automated or how it should be automated.
erikmag's review against another edition
4.0
Fun anecdotes of computer bugs caused by humans having catastrophic effects.
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