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Re:Ask HN: Why isn't there a professional body for Computer ... by kazinator on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @07:35PM (#12169534)
Worse, in order to belong to this body you might have some particular ideology shoved down your throat about how computers ought to be programmed.

We can't have a professional accreditation, because there is no right or wrong best practice in computing. Obviously, making programs that are buggy and incomplete w.r.t their specifications is wrong, but if you don't do that, there is no one right way.

Re:Ask HN: Why isn't there a professional body for Computer ... by flukus on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @10:58PM (#12170210)
Are there any industries with authoritative right or wrong best practices?