> where they're not as worried about global competition Because, in general, it's difficult for 99% of customers to drive to another part of the world for care

> where they're not as worried about global competition Because, in general, it's difficult for 99% of customers to drive to another part of the world for care. It does happen, of course, for those with such resources. > have strong professional organizations who not only set competence standards and control labor supply That decide who can and can't create simple REST apps and games? That charge huge amounts for certificates that they've lobbied be required even though they'll be universally panned as useless? > lobby the government to mitigate competition and legislate who-can-do-what, with results very friendly to M.Ds So, yes. Ban out everyone that was self taught. Or went to the wrong schools. Or in the wrong country. Build huge walls around who is allowed to learn the mysteries of the machines sitting on most desks and in most pockets so that a chosen few can become rich at the expense of all those locked out > stark contrast to the free-for-all race-to-the-bottom that characterizes tech labor Goodness forbid you be required to be more useful than other people in order to make a living. It would be a better world, surely, if you could just get your stamp of approval and be set for life, knowing people had no choice but to choose you I see constant need for developers everywhere. We cannot hope to create all of the programs that need writing right now, and you want to cut out a huge segment of developers for being distasteful in order to pad your pockets. Don't forget to make users get licensed to use Access and Excel et al while you're at it. Those are pretty program-y applications.