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In my region we always called softies lightweight engineers, although that term is proposed to be claimed by engineers in the field of energy and resources. I t
by raxxorrax 5y ago
In my region we always called softies lightweight engineers, although that term is proposed to be claimed by engineers in the field of energy and resources. I think it is still a good fit. Engineer is a very broad term, the knowledge of electrical and mechanical engineers overlap to some degree, but the focus is very distinct.
Otherwise engineer is just a title too, so I guess it is mostly meaningless?
- ameliaquining 5y agoWhat's the difference between a lightweight engineer and the other kind?
- raxxorrax 5y agoThe engineering part is purely virtual for software developers I guess. While there is some basic physics in most curricula, most computer scientists are a bit "lightweight" on topics usually associated with engineering.
- ameliaquining 5y agoWhich other fields of engineering are "lightweight"? Industrial? Chemical?
- raxxorrax 5y agoNo, I guess it is only applied to computer science. Most people sort it more towards math than engineering.
- ameliaquining 5y ago"Computer science" is sort of a different thing and not necessarily engineering, even though the typical software engineer's formal degree is in "computer science" (and also people don't use the terminology totally consistently). But as for software engineering, I think the article makes a really solid case that electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering don't have anything relevant in common that software engineering doesn't, so putting the latter in a separate "lightweight engineering" category just isn't right.