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Crash-only software: More than meets the eye (2006)

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59 points hui-zheng | 1 comments | 30 Apr 24 16:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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kayodelycaon ◴[30 Apr 24 18:55 UTC] No.40214769[source]▶
Crash-only is really hard to implement if another system is involved that isn't crash-only. If you crash in the middle of a network request, you may not know what state the other system is in.

I've had to deal with buggy mainframe software whose error messages had no relation to how much an operation succeeded. (And no way to ask it after the fact...) Welcome to the special hell.

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1. TheDudeMan ◴[01 May 24 05:42 UTC] No.40219895[source]▶
Your comment suggests that you believe crash-only software to be inherently less reliable than the alternative. But that is opposite of the stated goal and supposed benefits.