> After all, what, is every high-schooler or green college grad that ever wants to code their own app for a startup going to have to be professional certification?
You answer your own question fairly well, but I'd add the observation that in licensed engineering domains, we don't always require licensed engineers. We have a licensing regime for structural engineers, but we don't require them for minor structures like gazebos or doghouses.
We could have licensed Software Engineers, but only require licensed oversight for software dealing with human lives (avionics, medical devices), PII, elections, and a few other critical cases.
You answer your own question fairly well, but I'd add the observation that in licensed engineering domains, we don't always require licensed engineers. We have a licensing regime for structural engineers, but we don't require them for minor structures like gazebos or doghouses.
We could have licensed Software Engineers, but only require licensed oversight for software dealing with human lives (avionics, medical devices), PII, elections, and a few other critical cases.