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by pnathan 2137 days ago
I would agree.

I've worked in critical infrastructure work and retain an interest in the field. A professional software engineering license should be legally required for certain classes of risk.

Ultimately the answer to an irresponsible feature ask should be:

> I will not approve implementing this feature, because in my professional training and experience, the risk exceeds the acceptable tolerances for a (spaceflight, medical, power systems) delivery. If I implement this and a failure occurs, I will be in court and my career over: I refuse.