RE: https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:44ybard66vv44zksje25o7dz/post/3mxcu5paxu22l
RIP to a legend and a reminder that this field was pioneered by women as much, if not more, than men.
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
And like Peter Neumann, she pushed for reliability and correctness in a field where “eh it compiles, ship it” passes for engineering excellence far too often.