That&#x27;s hardly the case. A lot of what passes for software engineering also passes for other engineering.<p>What we actually see is a lot of apologizing, recalls and class-action suit settlements, and nobody actually seems to go to jail.<p>Not all engineering is about bridges not collapsing; conversely, there is some software that is equally safety-critical and carefully developed.<p>There is also &quot;everyday engineering&quot;, like in consumer products. That&#x27;s a category that fails miserably. Put simply, shit breaks. Past the one year warranty? Too bad!