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Seems like we would do well to find a way to implement some kind of certification process, like we do with engineers. [1] If you lose your certification if you
by ColanR 7y ago
Seems like we would do well to find a way to implement some kind of certification process, like we do with engineers. [1]
If you lose your certification if you write low-quality code, then (hopefully, if the certifiers have the processes in place) you'd not write the code. In that way, we could finally compare the importance of quality in writing a device driver to the importance of quality in designing a bridge.
[1] https://www.nspe.org/resources/licensure/what-pe https://www.nspe.org/resources/licensure/what-pe
- closeparen 7y agoAn engineer's job is to meet the customer's specification. Wasting its money to deliver something far in excess of the requirements is also a path to no longer working as an engineer. You've no right to be angry at the engineer because you wish to drive a semi truck down what you commissioned and budgeted as a footbridge.
- pjc50 7y agoThe public have consistently chosen the cheaper but slightly worse option for decades of technology. This, more so than engineer skill, puts an upper constraint on reliability.