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> the profession is becoming more like a real profession So rife with credentialism, just like she said. The day you need a license to write code is the day I
by jaspax 6y ago
> the profession is becoming more like a real profession
So rife with credentialism, just like she said.
The day you need a license to write code is the day I start a coding-as-civil-disobedience program.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago> The day you need a license to write code is the day I start a coding-as-civil-disobedience program. It's the same as being a lawyer, a doctor, a nurse or a CPA. Those are careers that can cause a lot of harm to other people, yet programmers think they're above it all. Wait until someone takes control of a smart power grid, or a self driving car/truck/airplane because of outsourcing or someone writes some shit software that causes an airplane to fall out of the sky.
- richiebful1 6y agoThe Boeing 737 MAX is already an example of cost-cutting in software leading to measurable deaths. But Boeing took the flak, not the software engineering profession as a whole.
- scollet 6y agoRight, it's a matter of risk level. There are plenty - if not the majority - of disciplines in software and firmware that don't have these levels of risk. I can still write a dog sharing social media app, but I wouldn't be able to interface with a satellite. Something along those lines.
- commandlinefan 6y ago> The day you need a license to write code You don't need a license to tell your friend how you were able to beat a ticket in traffic court (that is, give free legal advice as a non-professional). You do need a license to charge somebody to represent them in court.