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>>"Engineering is such a young industry that I'm not sure we've really faced (1) yet (since the number of people who started engineering in the 70s is but a drop in the ocean compared to the number in the workforce today). It'll be interesting to see how the industry has evolved in 30 years."

Do you mean 'software' engineering? Given its about a 40th reunion, it's likely the comment was about a more established field of engineering.