We agree then! But the article author disagrees: "Software practitioners should be licensed and be bound by a professional ethical code where violation of said

We agree then! But the article author disagrees: "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." The article very clearly argues for government control of who can be a programmer or not (who is doing the revoking, otherwise). That would be destructive, fatal to innovation and totally counterproductive.