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by toast0 4338 days ago
> Software failure is costly and impactful. Why not aspire to levels of completeness and rigor comparable to civil engineering?

Completeness and rigor is also costly and impactful. There's a tradeoff to be made there. Additionally, it's easier to be complete and rigorous in civil engineering when the inputs are easier to model and predict.