I wish we took the engineering metaphor more seriously. In particular, I'd like to see some real consequences for malpractice on the part of practitioners -- this would help us in our struggles with management to get projects done successfully.
I've seen so many cases, for instance, where people screw up simple things, such as generating primary keys, and keep making the same mistakes over and over again. This has got to stop.
> In particular, I'd like to see some real consequences for malpractice on the part of practitioners
I agree as long as we also see some of the benefits - required registration with a professional body - along with a requirement that certain projects cannot use uncertified practitioners (in other words, better pay for Software Engineers).
I wish we took the engineering metaphor more seriously. In particular, I'd like to see some real consequences for malpractice on the part of practitioners -- this would help us in our struggles with management to get projects done successfully.
I've seen so many cases, for instance, where people screw up simple things, such as generating primary keys, and keep making the same mistakes over and over again. This has got to stop.