I know a ton of smart people who got a degree in something other than computer science and ended up as successful software engineers. All of those people would

I know a ton of smart people who got a degree in something other than computer science and ended up as successful software engineers. All of those people would need to waste additional years of their life if software engineering profession was regulated. For me personally the lack of regulation is one of its best features of this profession. We already have to deal with enough corporate bullshit to add to it licensing and regulations.