Reblogged by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
A tremendous number of words have been written—many of them by yours truly—about why we should, or should not, have required licensure for computer programmers. I think I’ve realized that we have been asking the wrong question. The real question is whether we ought to require licensure for *operating computer networks of sufficient scale*. The programming is a red herring.