[TheCapn]

I agree. I simply think that if people want to use the "Engineer" moniker then they should be required to abide by the profession's code of ethics. I really want our profession to have a set of standards that people can trust. I have my P.Eng in software engineering (Canadian); people tell me that it is "useless" but I want to be ahead of the professional curve. I think we will see demand for traditional engineering rigor in software. I already know my clients take safety extremely seriously (Industrial automation) and being able to say I belong to our provincial body of engineers does mean something (i think)