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Mission-Critical is a term that refers to something that is indispensable.

Mission-Critical is a term that refers to something that is indispensable. It usually describes applications such as databases or process control software that are deemed essential to a company's operation and that typically run on mainframes or workstation rather than on personal computers. e.g. A nuclear power plant's operator console software is mission critical.

Reference: www.netdictionary.com/m.html

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Is Node.js ready for business critical applications?

I was just reading More proof that enterprises love Node.js and wondering: Should enterprise consider using nodejs for business critical applications? It seems cloud computing companies like Joyent are fully on to it. Even Microsoft have started…
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Caches folder purged (Emptied/Cleared) automatically on iOS

I have an app that lets you download "modules" that can expand your app usage. When the user downloads a module, I fetch a ZIP file from a server and extract it to his Caches folder. (Each of these zips could be sized anywhere from 60k to…
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Which is the best C++ compiler?

Can a C++ compiler produce a not so good binary? You can think here of the output's robustness and performance. Is there such a thing as the "best" C++ compiler to use? If not, what are the strong points, and of course, the not-so-strong (known Bugs…
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What is the most critical piece of code you have written and how did you approach it?

Put it another way: what code have you written that cannot fail. I'm interested in hearing from those who have worked on projects dealing with heart monitors, water testing, economic fundamentals, missile trajectories, or the O2 concentration on…
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JRuby/TorqueBox for high performance / mission critical application

We are evaluating few options for developing a telecommunication related application platform (and migrating/consolidating some of the standalone apps into the new platform). One of our main concerns is the ability to handle high volume of requests…
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How do you become software developer for satellites and other mission critical sw?

I was wondering... There are people out there who code stuff going to mars, satellite control systems, nuclear facilities. What kind of training did they do ? What is their career path ?
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Haskell for mission-critical systems

Possible Duplicate: Using Haskell for sizable real-time systems: how (if?) ? Is it feasible to use Haskell in mission-critical software? (like avionics,space technology etc.)
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Steps to error proofing a mission critical process

I'm writing a program that will continuously process files placed into a hot folder. This program should have 100% uptime with no admin intervention. In other words it should not fail on "stupid" errors. i.e. Someone deletes the output directory it…
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Are there any software guarantees in critical systems?

Are there systems or is there software out there that is developed with a proof of correctness to back it up? Or are all critical systems developed merely with an aggressive code review and test cycle?
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Techniques for writing critical text data

We take text/csv like data over long periods (~days) from costly experiments and so file corruption is to be avoided at all costs. Recently, a file was copied from the Explorer in XP whilst the experiment was in progress and the data was partially…
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Specifying failover servers in c# webservice client

I need to build in some resilience in a web service client application. Are any of these two scenarios supported by the standard dot.net web service generated client (classic or 3.0)? Specifying a list of server addresses so that the clien can fall…
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How to setup wiki for emergency response?

Company I work for is currently preparing to expand and take on emergency support (after hours support). We currently have a wiki setup with a lot of information. However, due to the fact that bits and pieces are scattered across entire wiki…
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