Not justifying what they did with qc, but qc is missing from quite a few places in software development that I've been apart of. People might get the impression from the article that every software project is well tested, whereas in my experience most are rushed out.
I’ve worked for several multi billion dollar software companies. None of them had a dedicated QA function by design. Everything is about moving fast. That culture is ok if you’re making entertainment software or low criticality business software. It’s a very bad idea for critical software. Unfortunately the “move fast” attitude has metastasised to places where it has no place .
Much of the discourse around this topic has described ideal testing and deployment practise. Maybe it's different in Silicon Valley or investment banks, but for the sorts of companies I work for (telco mostly) things are very far from that ideal.
My view of he industry is one of shocking technical ineptitude from all but a minority of very competent people who actually keep things running... Of management who prioritize short term cost reduction over quality at every opportunity, leading to appalling technical debt and demoralized, over-worked staff who rapidly stop giving a damn about quality, because speaking out about quality problems is penalized.
