Post #4026998
2026-07-22 17:09 UTC
@AmenZwa@mathstodon.xyz
Thank you for pointing out the industry certification model.
(Not that I think it works sufficiently well.)
I have an intuitive feeling (without any proof or betting odds) that we are approaching a significant change in this area and that what is being sold or marketed as AI might hurry it up.
I do believe that software development is a kind of engineering (or will be when it grows up), but regrettably I can't embark on a discussion today or tomorrow, important though the matter is.
Regrettably, I have to leave reading your article for another time, too.
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@AmenZwa@mathstodon.xyz 2026-07-22 17:22
@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.