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Re:AI is forcing us to pay off 40 years of technical debt by WalterBright on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @12:36PM (#50368872)
Back when I worked at Boeing, I was encouraged to get a PE license. I looked into it. I was not impressed with the exam (it was too basic), nor the requirements, and so did not bother.
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Re:AI is forcing us to pay off 40 years of technical debt by IAmBroom on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:03PM (#50370056)
This is a zero-value post.

"I decided for myself that X wasn't worth me pursuing as a path for my career." Good for you.

I made the same decision for professional photography and cardiac surgery, but both of those careers still hold value to society.

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Re:AI is forcing us to pay off 40 years of technical debt by WalterBright on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @03:39PM (#50371177)
The point was that the PE cert is a low bar as an indication of competence.
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