Under EE as it has relevance to programming generally.

How NASA writes and maintains software for the Space Shuttle.
  Anyway, see: http://www.fastcompany.com/online/06/writestuff.html
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IW said:    "This is an outstanding article, about how the shuttle software 
group creates and maintains nearly perfect code.  It describes a detailed, 
time-intensive, manpower-intensive process for changing any part of the 
software, or the process that surrounds the software.

RC said    They're doing an absolutely brilliant job of doing the wrong 
thing.  The trick is not to make sure there are no uncontrolled changes, or 
to ensure that the designers think of everything that could go wrong, though 
this group is trying very hard to do both.  The trick is to be able to 
respond to uncontrolled changes and unplanned events safely and 
expeditiously.  Because unless you can afford to pay 260 people just to 
maintain your code - unless you fly so rarely that thinking of every 
possible contingency is even conceivable - you will have surprises.  Because 
no matter how well you plan, no matter how good your imagination, Murphy's 
is better.

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