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    Soldering on: The DIY kit for people with type 1 diabetes hardware science bbc.com
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    friendlysock avatar friendlysock 2 years ago | link

    (disclaimer: I’ve run a software project through FDA acceptance before, so I know a little about what they look for)

    One the one hand, it’s really great seeing people liberating themselves from the proprietary software that runs their lives.

    On the other hand, writing reliable embedded software and building the accompanying electronics is no joke.

    The X drip project does not inspire me with confidence:

    • There are currently no tests. None.
    • The project relies on the massive SDK hairball that is Android. Would you trust your life to the lack of bugs in the Android SDK?
    • People are contributing…bad ideas with no tests (https://github.com/StephenBlackWasAlreadyTaken/xDrip/pull/82).
    • There don’t appear to be any software design docs in their wiki.

    Like, this is awesome, but its also awesomely irresponsible.