> ...if there needs to be some objective technical challenge to determine a baseline of competency...then there need to be standards After having been on both

> ...if there needs to be some objective technical challenge to determine a baseline of competency...then there need to be standards After having been on both sides of the table, I’ve really come to appreciate the system of licensure used in the trades. I don’t have to quiz an electrician on the electrical code or ask them to wire up a dog house. I also know they have requirements to keep their license active. I’m not sure what that process could be like for software, but it would sure be nice to eliminate the enormous collective waste of time spent (poorly) establishing candidate competency (especially when they have to do it for every single company).