> If that were made illegal/legal would software engineers need to be state/federally certified having a license to code? Not sure. I've certainly entertained

> If that were made illegal/legal would software engineers need to be state/federally certified having a license to code? Not sure. I've certainly entertained that possibility, trying to think about the trade-offs. In essence, programming is sometimes low level machine language or high level scripting. I don't think writing formulas in Excel (or any other spreadsheet) should be limited to just certified, licensed, and bonded Software Engineers. > Would they possibly need to carry insurance like doctors do? Software in the USA is not currently considered a "product", so it has no legal requirement to carry warranty guarantees. If that legal requirement is ever changed, or if a programmer works on a product which can cause loss of life either employer indemnification in the engineer's employment contract or a professional insurance policy should be considered. That said, of all programmers, this seems like a small subset.