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Just as real engineers find it extremely offensive when code writers refer to themselves as "software engineers".
by Veen 4y ago
Just as real engineers find it extremely offensive when code writers refer to themselves as "software engineers".
- rcme 4y agoWhat is a "real engineer?" A railroad worker?
- drc500free 4y agoSomeone who is licensed by the government to call themselves an Engineer, and is personally financially and criminally liable for any harm caused by defects in the things they design.
- rcme 4y agoSeems like a chicken-and-egg problem: which came first: the license or the profession?
- drc500free 4y agoThe profession came first. And then licensure was added to make sure that bridges and buildings didn't fail all the time and kill people. But it never quite reached the level of "Attorney" or "Physician" so we have this ambiguity depending on the field of practice, especially since the explosion of Software Engineer jobs.
- hombre_fatal 4y ago[flagged]