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This exists in the form of the NCEES Professional Engineer exam (https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/software/ https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/software/). The e

by sgslo 9y ago

This exists in the form of the NCEES Professional Engineer exam (https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/software/ https://ncees.org/engineering/pe/software/). The exam specifications for software are here: https://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SWE-Apr-2013.pdf https://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SWE-Apr-2013.pd.... The PE exam is traditionally taken by people in the physical engineering disciplines; mechanical, structural, civil, and the like. By passing this exam you earn the right to use the 'Professional Engineer' title. Many (all?) permitting jurisdictions require non-trivial construction projects to be reviewed and approved by licensed PE's - this is not a joke certification. In the physical engineering world (structural, mechanical, civil) the PE exam is seen as a mark of a competent engineer, and usually comes along with a significant pay increase, even if the engineer is not using their license to review and approve projects. Seems to me like the PE exam would be an appropriate exam filter for software hiring.

nabeards 9y ago
Unfortunately, there are only two more chances to take this exam: next month or April of 2019.
walshemj 9y ago
It's an 80 q multiple choice exam FFS id expect more rigor and a viva for getting your CE as well as several years documented experience.
twic 9y ago
The trouble with this is that to have an exam to be an fooist, you have to have an agreed canonical body knowledge that constitutes the craft of fooing. Mechanical engineering has that because it's been going on for a very long time, and has had time to converge on such a canon, as have many other professional disciplines. But programming hasn't. This is why the few successful certifications in our industry are issued by a body which controls a specific canon - Cisco can certify you as a network associate on its switches, Microsoft can certify you as a solutions expert on its development platform, etc.
ShannonAlther 9y ago
Per the announcement on the linked page, NCEES will no longer be offering the Software Engineering exam after the final run in April 2019. It's been available for 5 years and looks like only 100 or so people are ever going to take it. https://ncees.org/ncees-discontinuing-pe-software-engineering-exam/ https://ncees.org/ncees-discontinuing-pe-software-engineerin...

by sgslo 9y ago

nabeards 9y ago

Unfortunately, there are only two more chances to take this exam: next month or April of 2019.

walshemj 9y ago

It's an 80 q multiple choice exam FFS id expect more rigor and a viva for getting your CE as well as several years documented experience.

twic 9y ago

The trouble with this is that to have an exam to be an fooist, you have to have an agreed canonical body knowledge that constitutes the craft of fooing. Mechanical engineering has that because it's been going on for a very long time, and has had time to converge on such a canon, as have many other professional disciplines. But programming hasn't. This is why the few successful certifications in our industry are issued by a body which controls a specific canon - Cisco can certify you as a network associate on its switches, Microsoft can certify you as a solutions expert on its development platform, etc.

ShannonAlther 9y ago

Per the announcement on the linked page, NCEES will no longer be offering the Software Engineering exam after the final run in April 2019. It's been available for 5 years and looks like only 100 or so people are ever going to take it. https://ncees.org/ncees-discontinuing-pe-software-engineering-exam/ https://ncees.org/ncees-discontinuing-pe-software-engineerin...