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Re: [xsl] Is there an XSLT/XPath processor good enough to use in life-critical applications?

2019-11-15 15:22:22


Are you using XSLT/XPath in a life-critical application such as controlling a 
nuclear power plant or controlling an aircraft flight system? 


Another observation on this: those are the classic examples of safety-critical 
systems that everyone uses. But boring administrative systems, like one that 
sends letters to patients telling them when their next cervical smear test is 
due, are also safety-critical. Probably more deaths are caused by failures in 
that kind of system than by failures in systems where the consequences of 
failure are more immediate.

WHO report 2016: "A study of reported errors from five family practices in a 
high-income country found that most reports contained administrative errors and 
more than three-quarters had the potential of serious harm".

So let's change the question: Are you using XSLT/XPath in a life-critical 
application such as sending appointment letters to hospital patients?

Michael Kay
Saxonica
 
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