Pointless blog post which generalizes from an extreme case (Boeing) to draw hyperbolic conclusions.

Let’s start with the three major fallacies

1. Software Engineer is a monolithic profession. There are a great many specializations.

2. Software Engineering is comparable to trades and other engineer professions. Classical professions have existed for millennia, and are built on a foundation of failures through anti-fragility. We understand really well how to build houses and bridges. Software is a nascent profession.

3. Societal problems can be solved by software engineers. This is a problem of law and consequences. The Babylionians had a great thing with Hammurabi’s Code. When data protection laws will severely punish personal data leaks, then banks and other financial firms will take great expense to prevent them.