We're told that the software profession must be made more accessible, and that programming should be taught to all children. Great, I agree. No child without th

We're told that the software profession must be made more accessible, and that programming should be taught to all children. Great, I agree. No child without the command line! Let's also consider another industry: cars. Car ownership per capita in the US is greater than the rate of households with Internet access -- 0.769 versus 0.748. [1,2] So professions related to cars have greater impact on people's lives, on average, than professions related to computers. Furthermore, most car owners would agree that maintenance is expensive, very expensive. Not to mention the fact that most mechanics are men. Nobody has proposed that everyone should be a mechanic, let alone a mechanical engineer. The President has not called for more mechanics, more women mechanics, or for relaxed visa requirements for foreign mechanics. These things would be seen as ridiculous. Until programmers form a regulated professional body, with its own lobby, they will continue to be singled out by the various lobbies of the IT and social justice industries (strange allies). [1] 240 million car owners in a population of 312 million, in 2011. http://wardsauto.com/ar/world_vehicle_population_110815 http://wardsauto.com/ar/world_vehicle_population_110815 [2] 74.8% in 2012. https://www.census.gov/hhes/computer/publications/2012.html https://www.census.gov/hhes/computer/publications/2012.html