I think as software creeps into every part of our lives the industry will be heavily regulated. And as that becomes the norm, every developer will be regulated

I think as software creeps into every part of our lives the industry will be heavily regulated. And as that becomes the norm, every developer will be regulated in accordance with the industry standards. This way every software developer can be held responsible for the awfully stupid shit they do these days. Look at the IOT industry right now. Look at the security breaches because of rookie programming mistakes. They keep happening because nobody is liable and responsible. If you get "Sorry our shit is hacked and your SSN and credit card numbers are floating all over black market now" email in your inbox that's pretty much as good as it gets. Sometimes you're not even that lucky. In the end you get screwed and the company that you trusted with your data... Well who knows what they're gonna do. They surely don't feel obligated to disclose anything with you. This is the sad state of our industry. I don't know if licensing and certification will fix any of this, but I feel like sooner or later some kind of regulation will be enforced.