> It's the end result of a process, and that process informs both your software development practices, but also your testing. Your management. Even your sales a

> It's the end result of a process, and that process informs both your software development practices, but also your testing. Your management. Even your sales and servicing. I think the bit I quoted, especially if you read in the context of the article, is talking about culture. I.e. it's talking about a process that informs software development, management and sales. Things like formal proofing and type systems are the exact kind of processes that aren't what it's talking about. I kind of agree with you though about the process/culture distinction - ultimately, if you don't have a culture where people actively care about improving reliability, any process is just gonna become a tick-box exercise to appease management.