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I really really hate the use of the term "engineer" for "coder" or "programmer". All of the issues in this article are about coders that are cogs in the SAFe/A
by rswail 2y ago
I really really hate the use of the term "engineer" for "coder" or "programmer".
All of the issues in this article are about coders that are cogs in the SAFe/Agile machines that now infest software development.
NONE of them are relevant to actual engineering, software or otherwise.
- everfrustrated 2y agoI disagree. Engineer is correct when the role is about understanding that this is not an art [1] - there is a calculation performed to find the right balance between many variables of complexity, maintenance, cost effectiveness, ease of construction, reliability of construction, operation, etc. These apply in concept no differently to building a bridge or a distributed software system. There may be many who are just code monkeys but that doesn't mean some aren't practising engineering. [1] Art in the sense that it can be perfect in its own right. There is no perfect engineering - everything is to a requirement and result of an optimal compromise.