I concur.
The more you think about regulation the more it seems to confuse.
Thanks ViennaSausage
I’ve always been on the fence about this one because on the one hand, I recognize the problem of having the government or professional groups certify professionals, on the other hand, it can be useful to get an expert opinion on another expert before choosing to trust said expert. Especially in a field where I know very little going in. I like consumer reviews. I think that over time, these tend to weed out the good from the bad so the goal should probably be to make these kinds of tools more ubiquitous and transparent. That way, government is not setting up the possibility for collusion.
I’d love to hear more about this!
Help!! There is a movement afoot to license software engineers!!! I have written letters to my state legislators? Anyone think this will help?
You wonder how the entire software industry has managed quite well until now. Not only software, but most engineering fields, such as Electrical Engineering and Computer engineering, have managed to completely evade any government oversight whatsoever. There is complete anarchy in these fields, which is probably why it has been so impressively thriving over the past few decades.
I agree, and I am totally against this. For all the reasons that libertarians hate licensure, and because I have no degree, so I will probably not qualify 
Government involvement only creates a false sence of protection/security, making people gullible.
John Stossel and Walter Williams on the licensing racket…
professional licencers should license professionals of course