> I imagine the SpaceX guidance/control software was written in a way that less resembles bridge-building/Apollo 11 lunar landers and more like the organic processes we see elsewhere in the software industry.
For the guidance/control systems, I bet you're wrong.
Of course, but the Apollo 11 lunar lander was created without the aid of ubiquitous desktop computers. I imagine the SpaceX guidance/control software was written in a way that less resembles bridge-building/Apollo 11 lunar landers and more like the organic processes we see elsewhere in the software industry.
If Neo were to build a bridge in the Matrix, chances are his processes would bear little resemblance to those of the Army Corp of Engineers.