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> Software around the world is engineered - it just often isn't in California. A gatekeeping organisation you have to pay to enter the workforce isn't the same
by robertlagrant 2y ago
> Software around the world is engineered - it just often isn't in California.
A gatekeeping organisation you have to pay to enter the workforce isn't the same as something actually being "engineered".
- rcbdev 2y agoThis "gatekeeping organization" is the federal government. They have you pass an exam to prove that you know about public procurement law and how to plan and oversee a software engineering project before they let you work on public sector contracts, where you have to responsibly handle tax payer funds. For something like this to work there needs to be a strong and technically competent government that the tax payers trust. This is presumably why it works in Austria and not the USA. You can enter the workforce as a developer here without being licensed or credentialed at all, it's absolutely no problem (legally speaking) - it's just an obvious sign of a commitment to engineering responsibility and quality.