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I think there is a bit of confusion between topics here. Software Engineering as an academic topic can be very difficult; as a career, because of various facto
by toyg 5y ago
I think there is a bit of confusion between topics here.
Software Engineering as an academic topic can be very difficult; as a career, because of various factors over the last 30 years, it's anything but.
Accounting as an academic topic is fundamentally very simple (it's mostly about giving precise names to money movements); as a career, because of rigorous qualification paths in most countries, it's anything but.
- jqpabc123 5y agobecause of rigorous qualification paths in most countries, it's anything but. LOL! Here is are the requirements to take a CPA exam in the USA. US Citizen, 18 years old with a valid SSN 120 hrs of college credit or a bachelor's degree. Note that your 120 hrs doesn't have to be in accounting. These "rigorous qualifications" are about one step above the manager at your local fast food restaurant. https://www.ais-cpa.com/cpa-exam-requirements/ https://www.ais-cpa.com/cpa-exam-requirements/
- toyg 5y agoMy view might be skewed - in the UK there are stricter requirements and several exams, and the same in Italy.
- PlugTunin 5y agoPASSING the test is what is rigorous. Just as you don't need a law degree to sit for the bar (in some states), the requirements to sit for the CPA exam are basic. But the exam itself is not a walk in the park.
- nwatson 5y agoAren't there accounting disciplines that are all about navigating laws and regulations to find advantageous loopholes, legal or not, by which to maximize customers' profit with least risk, aka, creative-accounting? And its counterpart, forensic-accounting? I'd imagine that virus/antivirus battle would be very interesting and difficult.
- toyg 5y agoAccounting practice of any type requires skill, I'm not denying that. I'm just saying that it's conceptually less complicated than dealing with physics or advanced mathematics.