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Old 31st Aug 2023, 22:47
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Originally Posted by Abrahn
The scenario you quoted wasn't an extreme edge case. The system was specified to be able to deal with 193 controllers but was only tested with 130. And broke at 153.

To use your analogy that's buying a 4 seater car and only bothering to check that there are 3 seats in it.
To sharpen the analogy, the system was specified for 193 controllers, was tested for 130, and broke at 153 (unsurprisingly), and then immediately broke again, and then immediately broke again (this is the piece than should be safe guarded against), leading to a complete system collapse, which should absolutely never happen.
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