[ColinDabritz]

I think the parent post is referring to the "Practice of Engineering" exam: http://ncees.org/about-ncees/news/ncees-introduces-pe-exam-f...

While I take the point that there is a difference between code-monkeys who don't have deep understanding and serious well grounded engineers, I don't agree that a two year old exam in a field that's had a history of failed certification attempts is a reasonable benchmark.

I think part of the problem in the field that contributes to the article is that the field is young and we don't have strong, well accepted professional organizations and licensure yet. We're still figuring out what those look like, and dealing with some serious challenges in breadth as we do so.