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Well of course it's a supply control mechanism. That's a whole point of a guild. It's also an IEEE money-minting mechanism, a state licensing board revenue-gen
by penrod 13y ago
Well of course it's a supply control mechanism. That's a whole point of a guild.
It's also an IEEE money-minting mechanism, a state licensing board revenue-generating mechanism, and a small-company and freelancer screwing mechanism. (Large companies are exempted from the screwing, of course.)
"Most software engineers, including those who work for a government entity or large company, won’t be affected by the licensure requirement"
- mitchty 13y agoWell the rent seekers are coming apparently, as much gain as I see coming from this I also see a lot of malaise from it. "I'm only doing what the best practices say I should." Sounds somewhat like a cya mechanism akin to what architects do. Along the lines of sprinklers every N feet, walls have to be buttressed no longer than N feet and with Y giant bolts etc...