100% agreed, and I have consistently said that software "engineering" can't be _real_ engineering (by which I mean equivalent to construction, mechanical, chemi

100% agreed, and I have consistently said that software "engineering" can't be _real_ engineering (by which I mean equivalent to construction, mechanical, chemical, electrical, or aerospace engineering) unless and until you need to hold engineering credentials (with all the attendant responsibilities around continued learning and periodic re-testing) to do it.