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Anyone in the field will likely say that they wouldn't trust half of their colleagues or themselves.

It's pretty much how professional prestigious positions work. Beneath the gilding there's duct tape repaired with super glue.

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That's how software works. But professional engineers are professionals. They have certifications. They have an iron ring. It's real.

I'd like to live in the world you imagine we live in.

Are you Canadian? I thought I was making a joke upthread about Canadians having a weird unearned respect for engineers, but apparently it's actually true.

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