I think one of the big distinctions between software engineering and development is objective decision making based on data and evidence versus conjecture and o

I think one of the big distinctions between software engineering and development is objective decision making based on data and evidence versus conjecture and opinion. I’d suggest that while there are instances where software is engineered, most software is developed. I’d also submit that this is mostly driven by pragmatic reasons like maximizing benefit to cost ratios. Of course this is all conjecture but hey, I’m a Software Engineer :).