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A comment on Ask HN: Why isn't there a professional body for Computer Science?.

Re:Ask HN: Why isn't there a professional body for Computer ... by wyager on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @07:12PM (#12169409)
Because the guild system is outdated. I don't want to be encumbered by a social environment of forced "professionalism", where professionalism means ponying up for some pointless self-inflicted bureaucracy.
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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't there a professional body for Computer ... by serge2k on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @07:18PM (#12169445)
> Because the guild system is outdated

Evidence?

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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't there a professional body for Computer ... by fennecfoxen on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @07:25PM (#12169471)
The computer-programmer industry, for a start?
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