What is Software Engineering?

[AnthonyMastrean]

Definitions

http://www.acm.org/about/se-code https://www.nspe.org/resources/licensure/what-pe

Credentials

http://ncees.org/engineering/pe/

Stats

http://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Number-of-licensees-in-2014-and-number-of-licenses-since-1937.pdf https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43061.pdf

Controversy

https://twitter.com/chrismaddern/status/871020090837356544 https://twitter.com/practicingdev/status/870761415841382400 https://twitter.com/sarahmei/status/881958594094268416 https://twitter.com/garybernhardt/status/874361916264599552 https://twitter.com/tenderlove/status/894445420906135552 https://twitter.com/raganwald/status/935163845970137089 https://mobile.twitter.com/www_ora_tion_ca/status/1027539289750429696 https://mobile.twitter.com/myrrlyn/status/915558382357983233 https://mobile.twitter.com/alicegoldfuss/status/1071087038248628224

[AnthonyMastrean]

From Brian

[AnthonyMastrean]

From John

I rarely use my stamp, its useful when I’m consulting for sure. I used it for a high pressure oxygen vessel for A, and for a manufacturing device for B some time ago. I don’t remember risk assumptions and insurance requirements, if any. When I consult again I’ll review those.

I remember there are laws around advertising as an ‘Engineer’ that require a PE license; I don’t know how strictly they’re enforced although I’ve seen one person fined $4,000 for advertising and not having the license.

Never used it at [medical device co].

[AnthonyMastrean]

From Andy

I was not aware of our regulatory staff [sealing] our engineering submissions.

And Larry

I'm not aware of any documents that we've submitted to regulatory authorities that would require a a sealed/stamped document for an engineer. Some submissions outside the US require an apostile, but not for an engineer's signature.

[AnthonyMastrean]

More from Brian

I presume [the seal] will slowly become mandatory though just because lawyers. For the FDA world, I presume the precedents set in medical malpractice cases and class action lawsuits it enough incentive to "self-regulate" your design.

In the Civil world, we do not have medical malpractice insurance and class action lawsuits to regulate us. Instead we have engineering Errors & Omissions insurance and Owners that require a PE.

[AnthonyMastrean]

So far, no useful comment on the use of seals by anyone at the university that I have emailed.

[AnthonyMastrean]

Adam gets drawings for chicken coops stamped!

[AnthonyMastrean]

Whoa, let’s look into “design-build” as a comparison to bid-build. Are there standard kinds of contracts in s/w? Maybe on the gov’t contracting side of things...

the client can seek legal remedies for any fault from one party

acknowledges the interdependence of the architects' and construction trades' project responsibilities, and reduces the likelihood of disputes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design%E2%80%93build