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You are technically correct, which is (technically) the best kind of correct. For better or for worse, though, most of the modern software industry has converg
by q7xvh97o2pDhNrh 4y ago
You are technically correct, which is (technically) the best kind of correct.
For better or for worse, though, most of the modern software industry has converged on "software engineering" as the name for what they do, while terms like "web developer" usually invoke spooky prehistoric (20th-century) connotations of companies that treat software as "part of the IT department" and a "cost center."
- spiffytech 4y agoI enjoyed this series of interviews with engineers from other fields who switched to software development. Their broad conclusion is that software engineers are either already engineers, or are pretty close. https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/are-we-really-engineers/ https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/are-we-really-engineers/
- maxbond 4y agoI'd lost this and was having trouble finding it again, thank you
- vsareto 4y agoLet's just go back to Webmaster, but we get have Appmaster (desktop/mobile) and Chipmaster (embedded) too
- cratermoon 4y agoHow about Lockmaster (authz/authn), too?
- tamrix 4y agoIt's just title inflation. Previously, a system engineer used to work at Nasa, now they configure computer networks. Now everyone is a tech/dev advocate because they have 500+ linkedin connections and repost the same cloud news everyone has already read. I'm just going to coin the next stupid title now, 'cloud astronaut', they're so good they're beyond the cloud. That will fill the blank void that is your ego. You're welcome.
- jayd16 4y agoCloud astronaut already has a connotation. An "astronaut" is like a loftier more out of touch cowboy. The cowboy will get work done (their own way) even if they're off the beaten path. The astronaut is about the journey of exploration into the unknown. Forget bike shedding. We're talking research into moon bases.
- intelVISA 4y agothe ninja -> rockstar -> astronaut -> eidolon pipeline