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lysium | 1 year ago

What do you mean with licensing? What’s the difference to a university degree?

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pizzafeelsright|1 year ago

The paper ceiling is a silly gatekeeping done by those who have made it.

I would be in favor of licensing knowing it would probably exclude me unless of course it does not require a university degree. I was not born into a family of means and being autodidactic allowed me to excel beyond my upbringing.

The best path would be to have journeyman type of pathway.

rockemsockem|1 year ago

No.

You'd still need to interview people because there's no license that will tell you who the good/great candidates are

lizzas|1 year ago

Vocational education vs. academic.

Basically you find a grad right now and make them do a coding test. Something is broken there.

A degree could include the vocational qualification as a 1 year study, but having the vocation qualification alone would save youngsters a lot of money and reduce the burden on hiring. You could even still interview coding questions but the application process can remove the spam/ai bullshit to some extent. "Can they code?" is answered.

rockemsockem|1 year ago

And now you've moved the job of administering and evaluating coding tests to an organization that only does that.

Who would want to work at such a place? Why would I trust the opinions of people who work at such a place?