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Exactly. Software salaries should be compared to doctors', lawyers' and other professions', as software engineering is a profession. I bet you the comparisons
by jazzyk 11y ago
Exactly. Software salaries should be compared to doctors', lawyers' and other professions', as software engineering is a profession.
I bet you the comparisons would not look so good then.
- criddell 11y agoI'll accept that software engineering is a profession when software engineers accept the same level of responsibility for their work that doctors and lawyers do. When that happens, brace yourself for a never ending stream of malpractice suits.
- jazzyk 11y agoThere are lawsuits filed for delivering shoddy work, unmet deadlines/commitments. They are just less publicized, because human life is (usually) not at stake.
- criddell 11y agoThose are contract lawsuits. Are there any jurisdictions where a Software Engineer can lose their license?
- tamana 11y agoIt's essentially impossible for a lawyer to lose their license.
- criddell 11y agoBut they can. They can also have their license suspended. Software Engineer on the other hand, is just a label that doesn't mean anything. AFAIK, no jurisdictions license Software Engineers. Unlike law, there's no punishment for working as a software engineer (although there are some jurisdictions where the title "Engineer" is regulated).
- criddell 11y agoThe last sentence should be: Unlike practicing law, there's no punishment for working as a software engineer without a license.