> plumbers, electricians, civil engineers, architects, structural engineers, etc. All these occupations have licensing requirements. Why is software different?
There are plenty of journeyman carpenters that do not have a license, this is not a problem as long as they work for a company that is licensed.
There are plenty of journeyman carpenters that do not have a license, this is not a problem as long as they work for a company that is licensed.