You can find hundreds of upvotes for checklists. The same sort of institutionally-decreed checklists. For every admin that lets compromised passwords linger there's one that can closes his port and vice-versa.
It's a cultural resentment of being forced to do the simple things. You dont honestly think a doctor needs to be told how to prep for surgery. But the doctor has and follows a checklist. You don't honestly think a pilot needs to be told how to prep for departure, but the pilot follows a checklist
Watching "modern IT" people demand special treatment because "modern IT" is just built different than modern flying or modern surgery is watching the height of arrogance.
> Watching "modern IT" people demand special treatment because "modern IT" is just built different than modern flying or modern surgery is watching the height of arrogance.
Not really. In > 99.99% of software projects, the risk of an error leading to people dying is lower than it is for a surgeon or a air traffic controller.
Additionally, software is an extremely broad tool, like mathematics, that can be applied to nearly any domain. Consequently, slowing down devs via regulation as you suggest will also slow both technological progress and economic growth. In a few circumstances, the risk may be enough to justify that cost, but it there’s high bar to clear.
You can find hundreds of upvotes for checklists. The same sort of institutionally-decreed checklists. For every admin that lets compromised passwords linger there's one that can closes his port and vice-versa.
It's a cultural resentment of being forced to do the simple things. You dont honestly think a doctor needs to be told how to prep for surgery. But the doctor has and follows a checklist. You don't honestly think a pilot needs to be told how to prep for departure, but the pilot follows a checklist
Watching "modern IT" people demand special treatment because "modern IT" is just built different than modern flying or modern surgery is watching the height of arrogance.