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Big difference is that there are standards and accepted practices in the fields in detail.

Nothing like that exists in programming, not even languages or platforms. Which is why there exist multiple proprietary certifications instead focusing on specific details.

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>> Big difference is that there are standards and accepted practices in the fields in detail.

I agree.

After enough bridges fell down causing massive human fatalities, standards and accepted practices almost certainly "emerged."

Standards and accepted practices in software engineering will emerge, as if by magic, once enough "bridges fall down."

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