> I wish software engineering had the barriers and requirements of other engineering fields. It does where I live you're required to be licensed if what you're

> I wish software engineering had the barriers and requirements of other engineering fields. It does where I live you're required to be licensed if what you're doing passes these 3 criteria: 1. any act of planning, designing, composing, evaluating, advising, reporting, directing or supervising (or the managing of any such act) 2. that requires the application of engineering principles 3. concerns the safeguarding of life, health, property, economic interests, the public welfare or the environment, or the managing of any such act. This includes software development. It is illegal to use, "engineer," in your professional title unless your accredited. I think this is a good thing. Better software that works towards the public interest requires liability and professional accreditation. You can't take the, "move fast, break stuff" approach when your software is being used to monitor and control water filtration plants or food safety processes in a manufacturing facility. That works for the Facebook's of the world but they are by no means the be all and end all of professional software development.