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One should be hesitant to label computer programmers as "engineers". Gatekeeping is fun.
by meddlepal 8y ago
One should be hesitant to label computer programmers as "engineers".
Gatekeeping is fun.
- ben_w 8y agoAs someone whose degree title is “Software Engineering”, I totally agree we shouldn’t be called engineers. Crafters, sure. But almost none of us do stuff/standards that Engineers-as-a-protected-term do.
- skolemtotem 8y agoFirstly, it's not unjustified to say that someone who thinks vanilla JavaScript is "bare metal" obviously doesn't know what they're talking about. Secondly, as a software-engineer-in-training, I agree - software "engineering" doesn't have much in common with other engineering, but I think that's a good thing for software.
- stevew20 8y agoOne should hesitate on general principle. Paranoia is fun!