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While I mostly agree with you, my Canadian Mechanical Engineer father will gladly express his concern. I've never been able to use the phrase "software enginee
by timsco 4y ago
While I mostly agree with you, my Canadian Mechanical Engineer father will gladly express his concern.
I've never been able to use the phrase "software engineer", despite having 20+ years of software experience because I was raised to believe that Engineers have silver rings, engineering degrees and professional standing.
- ethanbond 4y agoAnd perhaps most relevant to the software engineering/not-engineering conversation, a code of ethics.
- minsight 4y agoIron rings.
- timsco 4y agoWhoops, Iron! Of course. I can't believe that I made that mistake. Please don't tell my Dad.
- rogerkirkness 4y agoWe let theology professors call themselves doctor. The definition of engineer is "a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works." Are we arguing that software is not a machine or in the case of social media, a public work? Many machines and public works are privately owned at that. Further, there is regulation for software and engineers are held accountable to it.