Comment Re:The commentary has a major flaw (Score 1) 188
Why don't all you old guys open a consultancy
An awfully lot of programmers do exactly that, but working as a contractor isn't for everyone. Personally, I do a bit on the side, but enjoy the stability that a 9-to-5 gives me.
I'm a EE, I have written hundreds of thousands of lines of code that are still in production
Then you of all people should recognize the difference between good design vs throwing "young people willing to gut out horrible code" at the problem.
but it isn't, and it never will be, until there is a force of law behind it.
What does the law have to do with whether or not something is a profession?