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Well this is the most casually elitist thing I've read in a long time. Anyone that's gotten through a 200 level programming course can probably throw together
by cblades 8y ago
Well this is the most casually elitist thing I've read in a long time.
Anyone that's gotten through a 200 level programming course can probably throw together some kind of chat program that will let a few people talk.
That's lightyears from a scalable, non-buggy, chat system with modern features deployed at scale.
- ams6110 8y agoTrue, but there are still no lives on the line. And no personal liability (beyond maybe losing your job) for mistakes you make.
- cblades 8y agoWhat defines an "engineer", the work or the risks?
- avip 8y agoSome mélangée of responsibility, liability, accountability, and legal authority to approve things for usage.
- qyv 8y agoThis can actually vary depending on where you are in the world. There are places, like Canada, where the term engineer has a specific definition under the law, and it includes things such as professional ethics and liability.