I have come to feel that the problem with comparing software development with established engineering disciplines is that doing so ignores the possibility that

I have come to feel that the problem with comparing software development with established engineering disciplines is that doing so ignores the possibility that it is, or could be, a rather different discipline than we have seen heretofore. I do not have any insights into what a mature discipline of software engineering would look like, but I no longer feel there is much to be gained in debating comparisons between established engineering and software development.