SREcon22 APAC - Principles of Safety and Reliability Learned from US Navy Landing Signal Officers

Principles of Safety and Reliability Learned from US Navy Landing Signal Officers

Matthew Brahms, OpsLevel

Recovering fighter aircraft aboard an aircraft carrier is an extremely complicated and dangerous process—even under the best conditions. Performing a successful arrestment aboard the boat has specific parameters, process, and problems that must be overcome and adhered to.

While this topic is seemingly unrelated to software engineering, many similarities and principles can be learned from how the role of Landing Signal Officer is performed. As …

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