Comment Re:I believe this is already the case in Ontario. (Score 1) 428
The professional engineering societies in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia have developed criteria for registering Professional Engineers who specialize in Software Engineering.
Here is the PEO press release from this two-year old announcement.
I believe that the Texas Board of Professional Engineers is the only organization in the United States to create this designation, as of now.
Personally, I'm in the midst of my first term enrolled in the Software Engineering program at the University of Waterloo, here in Ontario. We are learning a combination of math, science, computer science, and engineering design principles. I am greatly enjoying it so far, although some days I wish I was in computer science (where they actually have first year electives). Two other universities in Ontario, McMaster and Ottawa, also have such a program up and running.
So although Professional Software Engineers are not commonplace today, the ball is rolling. This is a good thing in my heavily biased opinion and grossly unqualified opinion.
Here is the PEO press release from this two-year old announcement.
I believe that the Texas Board of Professional Engineers is the only organization in the United States to create this designation, as of now.
Personally, I'm in the midst of my first term enrolled in the Software Engineering program at the University of Waterloo, here in Ontario. We are learning a combination of math, science, computer science, and engineering design principles. I am greatly enjoying it so far, although some days I wish I was in computer science (where they actually have first year electives). Two other universities in Ontario, McMaster and Ottawa, also have such a program up and running.
So although Professional Software Engineers are not commonplace today, the ball is rolling. This is a good thing in my heavily biased opinion and grossly unqualified opinion.
