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by nocsi 1230 days ago
Yea the fix it later approach is an excuse that software engineers get to enjoy. Civil engineers are liable for their mistakes, and face fines/sanctions for their work. Meanwhile, software engineers can get away with half ass logic or mishandling of data and nothing comes of it.

In South Korea, a company with known software vulnerabilities is fined everyday until they fix it. Gives incentive to making sure software does the right thing before it gets shipped.