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> go through a regulatory gauntlet A lot of people like to point to regulations and licensing as a source of inefficiency, but in reality the lack of any sort
by commandlinefan 6y ago
> go through a regulatory gauntlet
A lot of people like to point to regulations and licensing as a source of inefficiency, but in reality the lack of any sort of professional licensing around programming drives all sorts of alternate inefficiency: with no objective standard to measure applicants against, employers are stuck trying to make up their own, usually broken standards.
- ibeckermayer 6y agoThe lack of violently enforced standards doesn’t mean there are “no objective standards”, nor does violently enforcing a standard like they do in medicine make it an objective standard (see: how careless and dogmatic your typical MD is)
- throwaway4220 6y agoAgreed. For better or for worse there is a "standard of care" that is a solid legal basis for lawsuits and a lot of decision making stems from it. "It's what's in the textbooks and established, and I can't be sued for doing it." But the flip side, using newer research, may fix incorrect/suboptimal diagnosis or treatment, but can also fail. I'm of course sidestepping the "I'm an MD and am right, and you're a layperson and don't know medicine" mentality, but to be fair, there are fewer of these in the newer generation of MD/DO/healthcare providers.