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No, this industry is far from being like the other engineering disciplines. It should be like them, but it is still far too immature to be put at that level.
by sidlls 10y ago
No, this industry is far from being like the other engineering disciplines. It should be like them, but it is still far too immature to be put at that level.
- intrasight 10y agoFor starters, we are not licensed. And I suspect that a non-citizen couldn't get an engineering license.
- cyphar 10y agoIn Australia, non-citizens can get engineering licenses. The process is basically the same as a citizen (just more complicated because of visa requirements, as you would expect).
- lazyasciiart 10y agoWhat? Of course non-citizens can get an engineering license. It can be trickier if your education is from outside the US, but citizenship is not an issue.
- intrasight 10y agoI stand corrected
- sidlls 10y agoLicensing would require settling on actually understanding that software development is an engineering activity and not an extended CS 401/501 project. The industry isn't even mature enough to consider licensing either.
- paulddraper 10y agoNeither are other engineers (in the US). There are certifications (e.g. PE) but you can get a job with or without them.
- intrasight 10y agoNot so. If you are not a licensed Professional Engineer, there are jobs you can't get. And that's what I mean by "licensed".
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoThere are jobs you can't get, but there are also plenty of other engineering jobs that you can get.
- paulddraper 10y agoExactly. As opposed so say, an nurse, lawyer, or electrician. If you don't have the right piece of paper, you can't be one of those.