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I recently got professionally qualified as a software engineer with a capital E. I'm still the same regular programmer I ever was! Not sure a piece of paper rea
by chrisseaton 4y ago
I recently got professionally qualified as a software engineer with a capital E. I'm still the same regular programmer I ever was! Not sure a piece of paper really solves anything.
- dimgl 4y agoI think it does. I think the barrier for entry is way too low now.
- agentultra 4y agoI'm working on getting myself in there as well. I don't think we have the legal frameworks set up yet. Even where I'm from the professional engineering guilds are trying to move in on software but the enforcement is too weak to be useful.
- chrisseaton 4y agoIn the UK the legal framework is 'chartership', and 'chartered' is the legally protected word.
- agentultra 4y agoIn Canada it varies by province and most of them protect, 'Professional Engineer'. Some are going after 'Engineer' (in the software context) entirely but this had been tested in the 90s and didn't work. I mean that, at least in Canada, there aren't strong legal frameworks that require P.Eng to sign off on projects, to manage development teams, the protect their jobs, liability, etc. So far from others who've received the designation it's mostly "just paper" for now.
- helpfulmandrill 4y agoHow does one do that? I realise this may vary by jurisdiction...
- chrisseaton 4y agoI'm a 'Chartered Engineer' - you just apply https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/get-registered/chartered-engineer-ceng/ https://www.bcs.org/membership-and-registrations/get-registe....
- bee_rider 4y agoIt shouldn't add any capability on your side. But it should help other people distinguish between you and someone who couldn't pass whatever test, right? Of course we don't really know how well that test maps to real world competency!
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