Could you imagine betting your multi-million dollar satellite on whether the contractor used the approved torque wrench, or something they found at Harbor Freight? Hell, who needs a torque wrench? I've been doing this long enough I can do it by feel.

Using the right tool gets us to the moon. Complaining about how micromanagement stifles one's creative vision is how we get the shit show we call "software" today. Somewhere in the middle I'm sure there's a happy medium.