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by ThrowawayR2 391 days ago
There's no incentive for engineering methods because there's no liability for software defects. "The software is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability." It's long overdue but most people in the software industry don't want liability because it would derail their gravy train.