Yes, really. If you don't like the above examples, there are plenty of grisly incidents from the early history of engineering for railroads, aviation, automoti

Yes, really. If you don't like the above examples, there are plenty of grisly incidents from the early history of engineering for railroads, aviation, automotives, and spaceflight to pick from. For example, the Apollo 1 crew burned alive during a flight rehearsal gone wrong (https://www.space.com/17338-apollo-1.html https://www.space.com/17338-apollo-1.html) because of poor engineering decisions. All of them were trying to improve people's lives or achieve something new for humanity. What makes software development different?