Re:Tell HN: Unpaid home assignments are not ok
by ghaff on Friday August 12, 2022 @09:36AM
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There used to be a PE for software engineering in the US. It got eliminated because basically no one got it. Though, to be fair, PEs are relatively uncommon outside of civil engineering and people who do a lot of expert witness work/signoff for regulatory authorities and so forth. Typically PEs require an undergrad degree and some number of years in industry working under a licensed engineer.
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Re:Tell HN: Unpaid home assignments are not ok
by shagie on Friday August 12, 2022 @10:07AM
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I looked at it when it came out... and decided not to. I believe that this was a complete miss of what Software Engineers do. The issue being that I'd have to pass a FE exam first and that implies a traditional Engineering degree with all the heavy physics and such. I took computer science classes - not fluid dynamics and electrical systems.
It appears to have been for Engineers who want to be credentialed in software rather than a credential for a software developer to be able to attest to PE level standards of competency.