[LINK] Where Are the Software Engineers of Tomorrow?

[Darryl (Dassa) Lynch]

link-bounces at anumail0.anu.edu.au wrote:
|| steve jenkin wrote:
|| 
||| shouldn't [aviation] be a example we, the IT industry, should
||| aspire to? Isn't IT just as, or more, important to the global
||| economy than Aviation? 
|| 
|| Aviation is also one of the most heavily regulated
|| industries on earth.
|| 
|| I remember a year or two when the ACS proposed enhancing the
|| professionalism of the IT sector.  The suggestions floated
|| included an continuing education and a code of conduct.
|| Pretty innocuous stuff, and way, way short of regulation.
|| But the outcry from the grassroots IT community was
|| virulent.  There were many voices raised in opposition, and
|| I don't recall if there was a dominant theme, but many
|| people simply resented any imposition on the way they do
|| their jobs [read, practise their craft].
|| 
|| So I don't like the chances of the IT sector at large
|| embracing all that goes with industries like aviation.


Some sectors of the IT industry have moved to a more professional stance.
The System Administrators Guild of Australia has joined Professions
Australia, http://www.professions.com.au/.  Sage-Au abides by a code of
conduct.

SAGE-AU joins Professions Australia

We're pleased to announce that SAGE-AU has been accepted for membership of
Professions Australia.

Professions Australia is a national organisation of professional
associations. It advances and promotes professionalism for the benefit of
the community. It does this by:

    * Complimenting and supporting its member associations
    * Communicating the benefits of professionalism and ethical practices
    * Providing the means for sharing information, ideas and experience
among the professions
    * Developing and promoting policies on issues of interest to the
professions
    * Providing government with reliable and objective advice on relevant
issues
    * Supporting member associations in the promotion of professionalism.

Darryl (Dassa) Lynch