software eng did/does not have to go to law school (or take any college really) pass the bar (or any certification at all) maintain his membership in bar (or

software eng did/does not have to go to law school (or take any college really) pass the bar (or any certification at all) maintain his membership in bar (or any level of professional conduct or accountability) be legally responsible for the work he performs (in same way lawyers, doctors and other accredited / certification passing professions must) See also supply and demand. Every half skilled monkey can be an iOS developer (or any kind of developer. Honestly, it's really not that hard. Compared to lawyering, doctoring. Also developer != architect, lead, technical manager, entrepreneur, etc which are all much more difficult. OTOH people who couldn't hack EE or that drop out of college can be successful developers.)