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I never liked "software engineer," since most of what I saw was not engineering-like. I always called myself a software developer, regardless of any company's t

• dx034 10y ago
  While you create new software, you usually don't create data. But +1 on the "software engineer", prefer developer as well.
  • JoBrad 10y ago
    > you usually don't create data I think the creation of new data is the whole point, actually. Even at the lowest level, aggregation of data is still new data. Deriving insight by the use of more sophisticated methods is also creating new data. Arguably, all data is derived so just because a data engineer distills large data sets into smaller ones doesn't mean they don't create new data.
    • a3n 10y ago
      > > you usually don't create data > I think the creation of new data is the whole point, actually. I had the same hesitation when I heard "data developer" in my head. But I agree with JoBrad. If you have a pile of dirt, and compress some of it, then you have a rock where there was none. If you take a rock and "disassemble" it, you have nuggets of gold where there was none. Really, titles don't matter too much (which is why I used my own :), and we know generally what's being discussed when we hear data science and data scientist.
• Kurtz79 10y ago
  I don't see a huge difference between "engineer" and "developer", at least in Europe there are degrees in Software Engineering (which were born from traditional Engineering curricula) which are taught by the University's "Faculty of Engineering", so the name is somewhat justified. I actually would find weirder if someone would define him/herself as a "Computer Scientist", even with a CS degree, outside of Academia :)