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jcgrilloyesterday at 5:19 PM2 repliesview on HN

The missing piece is the requirement for a certified Professional Engineer to sign off on the system. That decouples the incentives from the corporate objectives, and makes it personal. We need that kind of professional accountability in software, otherwise it'll continue to be bad.


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adrianNyesterday at 5:22 PM

It is my understanding that personal responsibility already exists in safety critical software development.

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