code-frog wrote:
All of this while on the job and all of it while under the supervision of others.
Actually, you only need to verify employment for a given period of time, like 4 years, then you study for a test and pass it to get licensed as a contractor able to do business for yourself. That's pretty loose in itself. You could have just been a helper pulling wire through tubing for 4 years, but study on the side, take your test, and viola! Licensed electrician. Then you could jsut sub out all the tough work you really don't have the skill for, but the knowledge of that allowed you to pass the test, and be in business.
code-frog wrote:
It's to "far away" to easy to fool and it lacks the roots of what has become modern day electricians.
I don't know about that. The roots of the standards in electrical work is largely due to safety. That's probably true for most construction. Minimums and maximums to be within acceptable limits. To get licensed as an electrician you only need to be employed for a given amount of time and take a test. Not too complicated or supervised. I think that as our society becomes more and more inseperable from software we'll see the potential for something like this gaining ground. Maybe it will only touch the fields of danger like medical and defense software. Control systems, etc... dunno. I still find the topic interesting. I've heard other developers wish for this for 10 years now.
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