To view software in isolation is an equally silly representation. In the physical world, software is part of an overall system that needs to be considered holis

To view software in isolation is an equally silly representation. In the physical world, software is part of an overall system that needs to be considered holistically. Most major safety-critical mishaps are the result of several failures, often across different domains. In the case of the 737MAX, the software was a design around a physical constraint; that doesn't mean the software doesn't matter. Most software is designed as a workaround of a certain physical or mental constraint.