← Back to context Comment by AlotOfReading 1 year ago There isn't even a way to get certified as a professional engineer for software in the US. 3 comments AlotOfReading Reply eddautomates 1 year ago There was but no one did it, so they stopped: https://ncees.org/ncees-discontinuing-pe-software-engineerin...It is still possible in the UK and I assume EU (chartered engineer and the EU-alternative).So the reason it isn’t a PE-discipline is uptake, not the work itself. blibble 1 year ago it's what you're doing (your "function") that's regulatednot your job title, or piece of paper that you have that says you're X, Y or Z AlotOfReading 1 year ago "Professional Engineer" is a protected title that requires licensing to be used for a discipline. That licensing process does not exist for software in the US right now.
eddautomates 1 year ago There was but no one did it, so they stopped: https://ncees.org/ncees-discontinuing-pe-software-engineerin...It is still possible in the UK and I assume EU (chartered engineer and the EU-alternative).So the reason it isn’t a PE-discipline is uptake, not the work itself.
blibble 1 year ago it's what you're doing (your "function") that's regulatednot your job title, or piece of paper that you have that says you're X, Y or Z AlotOfReading 1 year ago "Professional Engineer" is a protected title that requires licensing to be used for a discipline. That licensing process does not exist for software in the US right now.
AlotOfReading 1 year ago "Professional Engineer" is a protected title that requires licensing to be used for a discipline. That licensing process does not exist for software in the US right now.
There was but no one did it, so they stopped: https://ncees.org/ncees-discontinuing-pe-software-engineerin...
It is still possible in the UK and I assume EU (chartered engineer and the EU-alternative).
So the reason it isn’t a PE-discipline is uptake, not the work itself.
it's what you're doing (your "function") that's regulated
not your job title, or piece of paper that you have that says you're X, Y or Z
"Professional Engineer" is a protected title that requires licensing to be used for a discipline. That licensing process does not exist for software in the US right now.