Software development seems to be one of the rare branches of engineering where people and businesses are ready to accept such low quality standards, both in terms of functionality and security.
We wouldn't accept from a civil engineer that "the bridge might collapse" but that it's "no big deal, takes a moment to rebuild".
It was one thing when software was controlling some random machinery in a basement or fueling our BBSes, but nowadays large-scale software failure can end a lot of lives, nothing less. And yet, society is largely oblivious to how fragile it all is...
We wouldn't accept from a civil engineer that "the bridge might collapse" but that it's "no big deal, takes a moment to rebuild".
It was one thing when software was controlling some random machinery in a basement or fueling our BBSes, but nowadays large-scale software failure can end a lot of lives, nothing less. And yet, society is largely oblivious to how fragile it all is...