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> software engineering aught to be a licensed profession Only in certain industries, where outcomes can hurt people in any way. There's opportunity to engineer
by stronglikedan 2mo ago
> software engineering aught to be a licensed profession
Only in certain industries, where outcomes can hurt people in any way. There's opportunity to engineer software in just about every industry, but I don't think a widget vendor that wants to connect to a WMS should be compelled to hire licensed anything. Of course, licensed engineers should cost more too.
- wing-_-nuts 2mo agoIt's not licensed per se, but in certain areas of the defense industry, one is restricted to using the 'DOD approved' subset of C++. Coders that know how to be productive within those constraints (and can pass clearance) are much more rare than your average code monkey
- f6v 2mo agoSome pieces of software are classified as a "medical device" and require certain processes to be in place.