“When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause.” KnowsWritingCausesMy OwnMistakeFailingComputerDuesSoftwareImperfect Author:Wietse Venema
“This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended.” WritingInterestSecurityReaderComputerSurprisePrimariesSoftwareComputer Security Author:Wietse Venema
“However, writing software without defects is not sufficient. In my experience, it is at least as difficult to write software that is safe - that is, software that behaves reasonably under adverse conditions.” WritingDifficultConditionsSafeExperienceBehaveSufficientSoftwareDefectsAdverse Author:Wietse Venema
“Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting.” WritingChallengesInterestingSafeSoftwareBugs Author:Wietse Venema
