Re: OT - Software engineering guild?

From: Thomas Matthews (Thomas_MatthewsSpitsOnSpamBots_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 06/11/04


Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:43:26 GMT

Bill Godfrey wrote:
> Hello. Here's a description of a hypothetical organisation.
>
> An international guild/association/whatever for incredibly-good software
> engineers. It's main role is it's assessment programme, to replace the
> rather crude "degree+has n years experience" scale. Employers generally
> recognise membership as a plus.
>
> Does it exist? Should it exist? Would you join it if it did?
> (I dunno)
>
> Bill, BSc degree + 9 years. Incredibly good.

How does this differ from:
1. ACM
2. IEEE

Also, can we have award ceremonies like the Hollywood actors do?

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