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Sorry, but what the hell is a 'software artificer'? If you look at how the word 'artifice' is used, it is generally negative, associated with being overly clev
by ohyes 14y ago
Sorry, but what the hell is a 'software artificer'?
If you look at how the word 'artifice' is used, it is generally negative, associated with being overly clever for the purposes of pretense, or generally false/insincere.
So if I'm not sure the job title 'software artificer' even parses. 'A person who writes unnecessarily ornate/impractical software.'
I hope I can write in whatever job title I want. It will be 'guy who may not have shaved in a couple of days, has had too much caffeine, and is grumbling incoherently at his laptop screen.'
- elliptic 14y agoIt's a perfectly respectable word. Yeats - It knows not what it is; and gather me Into the artifice of eternity Joyce - Old father, old artificer, stand me now and ever in good stead.
- liamondrop 14y agoWhile it may be technically valid, artifice in modern usage is probably most commonly associated with deception & fakery. So, as a job title, I'd say it sounds pretentious and a bit out of touch, like someone who right clicked on the word "engineer" and espoused an adventitious synonym in order to have the earmarks of sagacity.
- 3pt14159 14y agoArtificers are not synonymous with engineers, they are much more synonymous with craftspersons.
- rhizome 14y agoYou have to admit that it's slightly cromulent.
- hongquan 14y agoSorry, but that job title probably won't fit. ;) We use whatever title you're using on LinkedIn when you login to the app. Also, see below re: 'artificer' as a word. grumble code grumble twitch grumble code
- gaius 14y ago"An artificer is a skilled mechanic in the armed forces" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificer