[LINK] What's a reasonable level of code-checking?

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

David Lochrin wrote:

>    Developing reliable and properly engineered software in any environment requires an appropriate end-to-end "process" which begins with a specification of the process itself, continues with development of formal software requirements, and extends through to testing & maintenance.  Properly developed business software is no less "engineered" than biomedical or other embedded software, whether or not the physical world forms part of the system.

Where do you draw the line when it comes to software?

Is a program written in Excel and/or its macro language, software?

I've seen many examples of Excel programs that are not properly 
engineered. The Federal budget for example.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
brd at iimetro.com.au