This is one of the best-chosen comments in the thread. The OP has encouraged commenters here to make generalizations about "NASA" software, but this does not m

This is one of the best-chosen comments in the thread. The OP has encouraged commenters here to make generalizations about "NASA" software, but this does not make sense. It's too big, too dispersed, and the software developed is in a big range from research codes to operational codes to human-rated (see upthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14886727 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14886727). In short, s/w practices and the dedication and capabilities of the people writing the software vary too much to characterize at that level of granularity.