the.com/real time computing
computing where being right too late is the same as being wrong.
means a system architecture that must produce correct results within a strict deadline, not just eventually.
from emerged from 1960s aerospace and industrial control, where a missile guidance calculation delivered a millisecond late was worse than useless — it was a crash.
hard vs softhard real time: missed deadline means total failure
not about speedit is about guaranteed timing, not raw speed
everywhere quietlyruns airbags, pacemakers, anti-lock brakes, flight control
determinism kingpredictability beats average-case performance every time