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Curiosity: are you from US? Is software engineering seen as less valuable than computer science? I'm asking this because for me software engineering is a more c

• Shanea93 10y ago
  I'm from the United Kingdom, where Software Engineering is seen as a lesser degree to Computer Science, in the same way that building CRUD applications is popularly seen as lesser than compiler design.
• justinlardinois 10y ago
  In the US, degree programs actually called "software engineering" are few and far between; most software engineers who are college educated have a computer science degree. It's also worth noting that the term "software engineer" isn't regulated here, while other engineering titles are.
  • pitaj 10y ago
    > term "software engineer" isn't regulated here, while other engineering titles are No they aren't. Unlike in Canada, you can give yourself any title without actually having a license in that profession, as long as you aren't being fraudulent in your claim.
    • justinlardinois 10y ago
      According to Wikipedia, some US states regulated some engineering titles. It's not really specific but here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_engineering#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_en...