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What a terrible idea. Software is a rapidly evolving field which simply can't be captured by a single examination or a set amount of experience. Indeed, appare
by morgante 13y ago
What a terrible idea. Software is a rapidly evolving field which simply can't be captured by a single examination or a set amount of experience.
Indeed, apparently "four to six of experience" would be required. So suddenly no 20-somethings can work in software which might impact "public health or safety, security, property, or the economy." Say goodbye to half the tech teams at health and fintech startups...
- dthunt 13y agoMy reaction as well. Piss on that.
- jwatte 13y agoThey could, as long as the work was overseen by a senior developer with the appropriate paperwork. However, since when was the IEEE an outlet for computer science? Where does the ACM stand on this?
- mayank 13y agoThe IEEE is as important a publisher of computer science as ACM, if not more. Check out the IEEE Computer Society.
- rob05c 13y agoFrom en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_engineering_professionalism "In 1993 the IEEE and ACM began a joint effort...to explore making software engineering into a profession...The ACM pulled out of SWECC in May 1999...ACM determined that the state of knowledge and practice in software engineering was too immature to warrant licensing" Granted, that was in 1999. I haven't heard anything since. The ACM article explaining why they pulled out is here: dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=581602 (paywall) Two states adopted the IEEE's recommendation (against the ACM). Florida and Texas. In Texas, it's illegal to call yourself a "Software Engineer" without 16 years' experience. It's absurd. sce.uhcl.edu/helm/SWEBOK_IEEE/papers/10%20reprint%205.pdf