Post #4026997
2026-07-22 17:22 UTC
@vnikolov@ieji.de
Certification, instead of licensing, was perhaps the worst thing that happened to IT. Look at us now.
Anything, even cooking, can be turned into engineering, provided there are mathematical models, professional discipline, and regard for the common good. Proof? Chemical engineers work in the food manufacturing industry.
The problem with turning software into an engineering discipline is, in small part innate which could be overcome, but in large part unprofessional attitude amongst the stakeholders which is far more difficult to overcome.
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@vnikolov@ieji.de 2026-07-22 17:50
Right. I agree explicitly with the final clause of the final sentence. To second your point about cooking, my aunt was a Master of Pharmacy (I don't know the received English phrase) of the old school, those who knew how to make medicines, not only how to dispense them. Her definite opinion was that cooking and making medicines were very similar. @AmenZwa@mathstodon.xyz