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I've never had the title "Software Engineer". It's always been "Software Developer". And that feels appropriate. I write business software. Nobody dies if it
by alistairSH 5y ago
I've never had the title "Software Engineer". It's always been "Software Developer". And that feels appropriate. I write business software. Nobody dies if it fails. The monetary damages are generally small (in absolute terms) and problems easily rectified (relative to fixing a failed bridge).
I would expect a software engineer to be working on safety-critical systems. Power grid control, military applications, etc. And I hope there's a massive amount more rigor applied to their work than there is to mine.