The Making Of Professionals

Everybody seems to be looking for professionals. At least that’s what everybody is saying. With the ever-growing development costs and the increasing complexity of projects, you cannot afford settling for less.

Some organizations seem to start realizing that the way they are currently developing software will not meet these increasing needs for long. They know they have to do something about it, and the most natural solution seems to be hiring professional employees, or sharpening the skills of their own employees.

At the same time there are some initiatives to certify software development professions such as software developers, testing engineers, etc. The idea at the basis of these attempts is to make these professions more mature, and increase the quality of software products throughout the industry.

But what does it mean to be a professional? Is the essence of being a professional lies in some sort of a certification process? […]