Legal status of software engineering

Author

Jones, Capers

Author_Institution

Software Productivity Res. Inc., Burlington, MA, USA

Volume

28

Issue

5

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

98

Lastpage

99

Abstract

Is the term “software engineering” a misnomer? That question has long been debated within the computer science, programming, and software engineering community. Naysayers point to the software activity´s large trial-and-error component and its notable lack of solid intellectual and ethical underpinnings. On the affirmative side, ACM and the lEEE Computer Society recently joined forces to move software engineering toward professional status. Currently, software engineering is not one of the 36 engineering professions recognized and licensed in the United States. This situation is more serious than you might think, because 48 states have laws on their books that prohibit anyone who is not licensed from using the term “engineer” in describing his occupation and work

Keywords

legislation; professional aspects; software engineering; computer science; professional status; software engineering; Advertising; Books; Computer Society; Engineering profession; Law; Legal factors; Productivity; Programming profession; Software engineering; Solids;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.384135

Filename

384135