Martin Heller asks that question after reading Emergent Design: The Evolutionary Nature of Professional Software Development by Scott Bain.
In this Strategic Developer post, Heller explains that Bain says software development is by nature a professional activity, and should be conducted as such but that IT is not currently doing so.
"What do you think?" Heller asks. "Is the phrase 'professional software developer' an oxymoron?" Talkback via the comments function below or at the link above.
Posted by Tom Sullivan on April 21, 2008 10:10 AM
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