I agree with the conclusion that we shouldn't shut the door. It would be stupid to not try and take into account the experience of other engineering discipline

I agree with the conclusion that we shouldn't shut the door. It would be stupid to not try and take into account the experience of other engineering disciplines, just because "we don't fit the mold perfectly". Sometimes it'll help, and sometimes it won't. What's interesting is to engage with other people. I am lucky in that regard to have been trained in a French "engineering school", where I was trained in electrical engineering, electronical engineering, signal processing engineering, computer science, and logistics. People I was trained with work on the electricity grid, others on the noise that care tires make. There is no question that knowing concepts about electricity or control theory made me a better software engineer.