I don’t think that’s specific to software. After all the phrase ‘there’s nothing so permanent as a temporary repair’ comes from construction. I think the diff

I don’t think that’s specific to software. After all the phrase ‘there’s nothing so permanent as a temporary repair’ comes from construction. I think the difference is rules and licensing were created around physical repairs and construction because of the human tendency to ‘good enough’ it. And to be fair software that has the same safety importance as bridge sturcutural calculations does have a level of scrutiny around it commensurate with its importance, see NASA and their caution and flight / avionics software for aircraft etc.