> Software practitioners should be licensed and be bound by a professional ethical code where violation of said code would result in the revocation of the licen

> Software practitioners should be licensed and be bound by a professional ethical code where violation of said code would result in the revocation of the license to practice software engineering. That seems like something that might make more sense if done minimally. For example, if we freely granted anyone who wanted a professional-license, then basically just publicly affixed warnings of blatant misconduct (like deliberately sabotaging an employer's code), then that might seem sensible. However, professional-licensing schemes seem prone to becoming cartels. Eventually we'll probably want a (web-of-trust)-like system to replace the ad-hoc strategies for vetting business-associates used historically. Professional-licensing bodies seem sorta similar in principle, though their heavy centralization/bureaucracy seems prone to corruption and chilling-effects while also being of questionable effectiveness.