> I agree with those who say those improvements should maybe have been demanded immediately after the fire was out, but those who would have delayed the firefig

> I agree with those who say those improvements should maybe have been demanded immediately after the fire was out, but those who would have delayed the firefighting out of blind allegiance to the rules seemed, to me, to have forgotten that the rules are there to serve the programmers (particularly, their ability to quickly ship working code), and not the other way around. I think it depends on the type of product you are working on. Certain domains require very strict adherence to policy - for very good reason. Just because your shiny new aircraft's deadline is tomorrow, doesn't mean you can skimp on the required testing.