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Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work by nradov on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:56PM (#21275557)
Software development is not actually a profession, it's just an occupation. That's not necessarily a bad thing but let's not pretend that it's something that it isn't. In order to be a profession on the level of law, civil engineering, medicine, arms, accounting, etc it would need — among other things — a clear code of ethics. Years ago the IEEE made some tentative steps toward turning software development into a profession but they didn't get much traction.
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:24PM (#21276657)
I think you're confusing "being a profession" with "having the trappings of a profession".
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work by nradov on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @09:10PM (#21277996)
No I haven't confused anything at all. Perhaps you misunderstood my comment.
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @10:31PM (#21278416)
Nope. I disagree with your definitions. And I disagree with the definiteness of your definitions. That is, you speak as though this were the only possible definition of "profession". In that, I believe you are in error.
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work by nradov on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @10:59PM (#21278549)
The definition of a profession in the western world has been well established and generally understood for centuries. My comment was fully consistent with that definition.
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @11:23PM (#21278658)
From dictionary.com:

1. a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: the profession of teaching. Compare learned profession.

2. any vocation or business.

3. the body of persons engaged in an occupation or calling: to be respected by the medical profession.

It goes on, but the rest have to do with "profession" in the sense of declarations.

So, you can make your claim all you want that you have the correct definition of "profession", but you seem to be mistaken...