Were we ever considered professionals? Not officially, no. I've always liked this line of thinking, though: http://philip.greenspun.com/ancient-history/profes

Were we ever considered professionals? Not officially, no. I've always liked this line of thinking, though: http://philip.greenspun.com/ancient-history/professionalism-for-software-engineers http://philip.greenspun.com/ancient-history/professionalism-...