Comment by dijit
Quiet reminder that "real-time" is almost best considered "consistent-time".
The problem space is such that it doesn't necessarily mean "faster" or lower latency in any way, just that where there is latency: it's consistent.
Quiet reminder that "real-time" is almost best considered "consistent-time".
The problem space is such that it doesn't necessarily mean "faster" or lower latency in any way, just that where there is latency: it's consistent.
Indeed, some of my colleagues worked on a medical device which must be able to reset itself in 10 seconds, in case something goes wrong. 10 seconds is plenty of time on average, the real problem is eliminating those remaining 0.01% cases.
I always viewed it as "the computer needs to control things that are happening in real time and won't wait for it if it's late".