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No, specifically not like a union in that there's no collective bargaining. I feel like people are acting deliberately obtuse. This isn't some radical proposal
by morgante 10y ago
No, specifically not like a union in that there's no collective bargaining.
I feel like people are acting deliberately obtuse. This isn't some radical proposal.
Doctors have professional associations (with ethics requirements). So do lawyers. So do librarians. We're professionals—it's time to act like it.
Also, being bound to a professional code of ethics is a benefit. It pre-commits you so that if your boss tries to get you to do something unethical you have substantially more leverage to refuse. Try getting an attorney to do something which would get them disbarred—they'll refuse, even if you're offering a ton of money.
- GuiA 10y agoWe have a professional organization, it's been around for over half a century, it has a code of ethics, it's called the ACM. Now what? > Try getting an attorney to do something which would get them disbarred ... so do you want or do you not want a bar exam for software?
- morgante 10y agoYou can have a bar without a bar exam, though I'm not against some type of standard exam for all software engineers. Not all guilds require licensing. It's not like you have to pass a test to be a screenwriter.
- LyndsySimon 10y ago> No, specifically not like a union in that there's no collective bargaining. Except the part where the collective bargains with the large employers to exclude non-members from employment.