Assume for a moment, that there is no difference in error rates for software & bridge engineering. In the case of most software engineering, there is no recall,

Assume for a moment, that there is no difference in error rates for software & bridge engineering. In the case of most software engineering, there is no recall, no liability, and often no admission of liability as a consequence of software failures. In the case of 'real' engineering, the opposite is true. If a software vendor wrote a product that deleted my data because of a bug (Apple, for example) were to assume liability, refund my purchase price, and compensate me for my data and recovery costs........