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This is wrong and a common fantasy among engineers (that they get hired exclusively to engineer), or at least it should be for healthy orgs. Businesses do not
by zenlikethat 10y ago
This is wrong and a common fantasy among engineers (that they get hired exclusively to engineer), or at least it should be for healthy orgs. Businesses do not hire to have an employee who codes all day. They hire an employee who is expected to deliver value through a certain set of skills. Business acumen tied to their core competency is far more desirable in every employee than arbitrary skills (you mentioned design above) because knowing how to prioritize and drive value to the business is what counts at the end of the day.
- r_smart 10y agoI think one of the big differences between a traditional engineering degree and computer science is that in the traditional engineering education you get some insight into this expectation. I was required to take courses in public speaking and economics, because it's expected that you have some level of business acumen, and use that to make engineering decisions. I think this is because engineering is understood to be the practical application of the principles revealed by academic science / research for the sake of building things and making money. Comp sci doesn't seem to have this analog as of yet, despite many programmers referring to themselves as engineers.