[gymbeaux]

Yep. I realize that’s not going to resonate with many or even most people, but that doesn’t mean I don’t believe it and that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have merit.

Law firms don’t ask lawyers to litigate in a mock courtroom setting before hiring them. Hospitals don’t ask surgeons to perform a little test surgery on a person before hiring them. Engineers aren’t asked to build a bridge to prove they know how.

I think the reason we are so unique is because we CAN demonstrate our ability to quickly and easily, and without risking human life. CAN of course does not equal SHOULD.

[bennyelv]

Law is a protected profession - you have to pass exams to be able to call yourself a Lawyer, and a law firm will verify that you have passed the relevant exams.

Same for medicine, engineering...

Any chump can call themselves a software engineer. That's the real problem here.