💸💸 $177,000,000 Coding Error

Key Takeaways

a confusion between an integer and a flute caused Aryan 5 rocket to crash within 30 seconds after liftoff this software error happened in the inertial reference system or IRS of the Rockets the IRS is responsible for providing navigation information to the Rocket's guidance system the IRS software was expecting a 16-bit integer when the software encountered the 64-bit number instead it caused an overflow in programming overflow happens when you try to store a number that is higher than the maximum or lower than the minimum value a variable can hold this overflow caused the guidance system to calculate an incorrect value this incorrect value caused the Rocket's engine to shut down prematurely resulting in the rocket crashing 177 million dollars will last as a result of Aryan 5 crash so the next time you feel lazy about writing your unit tests remember Aryan 5.