From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!dma From: dma@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dennis Anderson) Newsgroups: net.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada Professionalism Document Message-ID: <399@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 10:58:02 EST Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.399 Posted: Wed Dec 4 10:58:02 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 7-Dec-85 04:27:55 EST References: <851202020417.324184@HI-MULTICS.ARPA> <831@ecsvax.UUCP> Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA List-Id: We already have a military standard CPU architecture (Mil-Std-1750A), and a military standard language (Ada). Is it now intended to create military standard programmers? One of the reasons for the development of Ada was the reduction of the life-cycle costs of software. It isn't going to reduce costs if you seek to limit the number of programmers allowed to write it. >There is some justification for licensing those serving the general >public when the public would otherwise have trouble evaluating >qualifications and when a mistake could be disastrous, as in law and >medicine. I am prepared to argue that the current licensing schemes in >those professions are better than nothing, but not much. In the case of >programmers, however, those hiring are in a better position to judge >individual qualifications than the public. Professional licenses for >programmers? I say it's spinach, and to hell with it. >-- >D Gary Grady >Duke U Comp Center, Durham, NC 27706 >(919) 684-3695 >USENET: {seismo,decvax,ihnp4,akgua,etc.}!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary Absolutely right. Professionalism in programming is good. A legally enforced standard of professionalism is not. We should all work to do away with the effort in this direction before it gets out of control. Dennis Anderson @ Boeing Aerospace