Should engineers be licensed (Was "Geeks")

From: Glen Goodwin <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun Dec 16 15:21:07 2001

> There's a big difference between writing code to solve problems and being
> a software engineer. Designing, coding, and compiling is only 40% of the
> battle. Hopefully you're also spending some time planning and testing.

To me planning and testing are such obviously important parts of any
development process that I didn't mention them in my original post,
assuming (I hope correctly) that most everyone on this list is as
old-fashioned as I am ;>)

> We recently interviewed an electronics engineering graduate who didn't
know
> the difference between NPN and PNP transistors !! What do they teach kids
> these days ??

I repeat, the "faculty" of the "institution" which issued this fellow a
degree should be tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail.

Glen
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