It's pretty common and the Engineer's I've worked with take it pretty seriously. https://www.nspe.org/resources/pe-magazine/july-2009/called-order#:~:text=In%2

It's pretty common and the Engineer's I've worked with take it pretty seriously. https://www.nspe.org/resources/pe-magazine/july-2009/called-order#:~:text=In%20taking%20the%20pledge%2C%20engineers,ring%20on%20their%20smallest%20finger https://www.nspe.org/resources/pe-magazine/july-2009/called-.... There's also a code of ethics: https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics/engineers-creed https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics/engineers-... Sadly, most software engineers aren't licensed professional engineers.