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"JavaScript engineer", really?

• brianpan 14y ago
  Elaine is one of the founders of Meebo, so yes, JavaScript engineer.
• simonw 14y ago
  http://www.quora.com/Startups/Why-are-front-end-developers-so-high-in-demand-at-startups-if-front-end-development-is-relatively-easier-than-other-fields-of-engineering/answer/Simon-Willison http://www.quora.com/Startups/Why-are-front-end-developers-s...
  • noarchy 14y ago
    The trend of calling someone an "engineer" for all sorts of things may puzzle people who live in places where the title of "engineer" is regulated. Depending on how far you want to take it, the term can really lose its meaning. Is a supermarket stocker a "display engineer"? They do have to make considerations for aesthetics, space, and so forth...