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> If the coding industry mimics the construction industry, we wind up with one position called engineer that assumes most of the liability

If their sign off is required, this could work. The question is whether it’s worth it, and if it is, in which contexts.



> If their sign off is required, this could work. The question is whether it’s worth it, and if it is, in which contexts.

Civil engineers liability is tied to standards set by gov agencies/depts and industry consortium.

Standards would have to be created in software engineering - along with the associated gov & industry bodies. In civil engineering, those things grew during/from many decades of need.




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