[rShergold]

That's an excellent phrase. It reminds me of the navy saying "regulations are written in blood"

[MauranKilom]

It's actually super related, given that (at least in the medical software sector) you won't get anything approved by the FDA before spelling out the entire software development operation in processes.

[NaturalPhallacy]

Makes sense in the medical domain where people are way more likely to be injured or die.

But most software isn't that critical.