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What hoops exist today? There are literally zero hoops for software engineers. Zero.

Anyone can create a startup or call themselves software engineers and release insecure, privacy-violating products with no repercussions.

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Yes. I was mostly talking about social hoops to convince people to adopt such practices. There are basically zero hoops as it stands and it seems many in the field want to keep it that way.

I worry about that because at some point, legislation will catch up, and without subject matter experts any implementation will likely be flawed at first.

I got you, you’re right. implementing legislation around software would require appointing a board of experts to create the codes - like building codes. The board licenses the professional software engineers. They also receive complaints and discipline them. From there, legislation follows. The codes and rules of conduct provide the framework required for legislation. Legislation can’t exist in earnest without software professionals and codes.

There’s absolutely no reason why professionals at this pay grade and handling this much risk can’t be following this level of rigor.

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