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I don't believe the concept of PE extends to software. I know its true for architecture, you need a PE to sign off on big structures. I would LOVE to have it i

• robotresearcher 10y ago
  > I would LOVE to have it in software. Sounds good at first thought. Reliable quality and ethics for software engineers, right? On the other hand, you're inviting a special interest group to restrict the supply of software engineers and dictate university curricula. These professional programs/societies tend to be very conservative (engineers, doctors, lawyers) and have their members' interests possibly before society as a whole. Overall it probably still makes sense for the traditional professions. But as a CS prof watching my engineering academic neighbors struggle with scheduling, staffing and difficulty updating things, I really don't want the external constraints on our academic program. Overall, the community has not yet agreed that professional software engineering is a thing, though there have been several attempts to kick start it.