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I just "say" I'm an engineer like all the coders here. I don't hold a certification nor do I have an engineering degree. But I sure enjoy saying I'm an engineer
by midislack 4y ago
I just "say" I'm an engineer like all the coders here. I don't hold a certification nor do I have an engineering degree. But I sure enjoy saying I'm an engineer. Like many of you fellow coders I'm getting close to claiming I'm a doctor too. Just call me Dr. Code. I have a license to precribe additional billable hours.
- pstuart 4y agoI'm a data plumber -- bits go through pipes and into buckets.
- throwamon 4y agoI'm a garbage collector, at least when coding in C.
- Gigachad 4y agoWork gave us all tshirts that say “company name - Engineering”. I do enjoy walking around with it and people assuming I do something more interesting than working on ad tech.
- Hamuko 4y ago>I just "say" I'm an engineer like all the coders here. I work as a coder and actually have a bachelor's degree in information and communication technologies, so I've never really had any qualms about calling myself a software engineer.
- personaenon 4y agoYou should, you DO NOT have an engineering degree....
- Hamuko 4y agoBut I do. My degree is Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng). I'm even a member of the Union of Professional Engineers.
- randomdata 4y agoSeems reasonable. Physicians, without PhDs, usurped doctor from academics back in the day in an attempt to bring legitimacy to their profession, so why not coders as well?
- User23 4y agoYep, doctor just means teacher. A physician should be called medicus if they want a fancy Latin title.
- paledot 4y agoThat's blanket illegal here in Quebec. You can't call yourself an engineer of any kind unless you're licensed by a professional board. I'm a software developer.