Title :
Software engineering grows up
Author :
Frailey, Dennis J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX
Abstract :
The author discusses licensing in the software engineering profession. If software professionals do not participate in defining licensing and other regulation mechanisms, they could find themselves at the mercy of laws designed to protect segments of industry or to increase the reach of professional organizations that do not represent them
Keywords :
legislation; professional aspects; software engineering; laws; licensing; professional organizations; regulation mechanisms; software engineering profession; software professionals; Application software; Certification; Computer industry; History; Licenses; Postal services; Productivity; Remuneration; Software engineering; Software safety;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
