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iirc, almost every technical person there who does coding is a 'software engineer' ... even ken thompson, rob pike, guido, etc. EDIT: k nevermind about ken tho
by pgbovine 16y ago
iirc, almost every technical person there who does coding is a 'software engineer' ... even ken thompson, rob pike, guido, etc.
EDIT: k nevermind about ken thompson and rob pike ... but there must be other big-shot hackers whose title is still 'software engineer'
- Jun8 16y agoYep. It's like calling Michelangelo a painter. It's true, but... AFAIK, their SW engineer positions have five levels, so not everybody's equal really.
- ramchip 16y agoWell, if Michelangelo had a business card, I think he'd write "painter" or "artist" on it. There isn't much else to say. What should they be using besides "software engineer"?
- ciupicri 16y agoSenior Software Engineer, Team Lead, Architect, CTO and many other buzzwords.
- nostrademons 16y agoIt's more than five levels. And there're titles for the levels above Senior Software Engineer, but many of the best programmers keep on using plain old "software engineer" because they'd rather be known by their code than by their titles. (Or they make jokes about them, eg. one that I know is officially titled a Principal Engineer, but goes by the title Engineer in Principle.)
- vinutheraj 16y agoKen Thompson and Rob Pike are designated as Distinguished Engineers - sources - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Thompson http://research.google.com/people/r/index.html http://research.google.com/people/r/index.html