Software engineering disasters



Ariane 5 - 501 (1-3) — A good article (in German) where the actual code in question is given
        Software Reliability - Ariane 5 - 501

Wired - History's Worst Software Bugs — An article about the top 10 software bugs. The Ariane 5 Flight 501 software glitch is mentioned as one of the these bugs.
        Wired News: History's Worst Software Bugs

Spaceflight Now - Cluster II - Ariane 501 explodes — Footage of the final seconds of the rocket flight (216 kB QuickTime file).
        Spaceflight Now | Cluster II | Ariane 501 explodes

Ariane 501 Inquiry Board report ( PDF)
        

Salon Magazine's "The Waiting Game: Will John Romero's Daikatana ever hit the shelves?" from February 8, 2000
        Salon Technology | The waiting game

The Dallas Observer's "Vapor War: ION Storm's Daikatana still isn't out, but several legal filings are" from April 29, 1999
        dallasobserver.com | News | Vapor war

Wired News: "Doom and Gloom at ION" from January 21, 1999
        Wired News: Doom and Gloom at Ion

The Dallas Observer's "Stormy Weather" expose on Daikatana's development problems from January 14, 1999
        dallasobserver.com | News | Stormy weather

Knee Deep In A Dream: The Story of Daikatana at GameSpot
        GameSpot:Video Games PC Xbox 360 PS3 Revolution PSP DS PS2 PlayStation 2 GameCube GBA PlayStation 3

''Daikatana'' profile at MobyGames
        John Romero's Daikatana - MobyGames

PlanetDaikatana website
        Planet Daikatana - News, Screenshots, Previews, Reviews, Guides

John Romero's ''Daikatana'' website rome
        //ROME.RO - 2000: Daikatana

Eidos' official ''Daikatana'' website games info
        Eidosinteractive.com

Project Problems with the Denver Airport Baggage Handling System (in PDF format), from a Middlesex University website
        

How Baggage Handling Works , from HowStuffWorks, describing DIA's automated system
        Howstuffworks "How Baggage Handling Works"

Denver airport to mangle last bag , an August 2005 New York Times article from the International Herald Tribune website
        Denver airport to mangle last bag - Americas - International Herald Tribune

Official website
        FlyDenver.Com

Planet Duke (GameSpy)
        Planet Duke - News, Screenshots, Previews, Reviews, Guides

Screen of Duke Nukem Forever action screen
        Duke Nukem Forever Screens for PC at GameSpot

A list of missed release dates for DNF forums computer topic
        [Duke Nukem Forever] - Technology Discussion Forums

DNF physics engine developer (Meqon)
        meqon - physics engine middleware for games and VR - Naturally Realistic
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Duke Nukem Forever Site at 3DRealms
        3D Realms Site: Duke Nukem Forever �

Offical Duke Nukem Forever FAQ
        FAQ - Planet Duke

Active Duke Nukem Forever Fansite with downloads and media.
        Duke4.net - Hail to the King: News

Official 3D Realms Site
        3D Realms News

An Example of a Life-Critical System nasa why life critical
        An Example of a Life-Critical System

An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents (Nancy Leveson, University of Washington and Clark S. Turner, University of California at Irvine)
        An Investigation of Therac-25 Accidents - I

Short summary of the Therac-25 Accidents neptune assets readings
        THERAC-25

The Therac-25 Accidents (PDF) , by Nancy Leveson (the updated version of the IEEE Computer article mentioned below)
        

Critical dates - 2038 demon
        Merlyn - Critical and Significant Dates - J R Stockton

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