the dirty secret of "software engineering" is that it isn't engineering at all. Nobody is licensed and nobody is legally responsible for the public harms they cause.
Contrast that to civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers and their legal requirements: https://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/laws/pe_act.pdf
Dave Alvarado
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