It's not easy, it's just totally unregulated. Meaning it's easy to "be a programmer." Want to be a real engineer? There's a professional body for that. Doctor,

It's not easy, it's just totally unregulated. Meaning it's easy to "be a programmer." Want to be a real engineer? There's a professional body for that. Doctor, lawyer, electrician, etc.? Same. Not us programmers. The big difference between us and them is liability. Nobody expects software to work. Thus nobody gets their pants sued off. Thus we don't need professional accreditation; we're not vetted.