I don't know anyone who especially disagrees with this, but etymology is not a consistent process. The term "software engineering" evolved for various reasons;

I don't know anyone who especially disagrees with this, but etymology is not a consistent process. The term "software engineering" evolved for various reasons; whether the discipline is actually covered under "engineering" is as relevant as whether or not you're actually killing 1/10th of a population when you "decimate". Also, reminds me that my favorite description of my school (http://www.wpi.edu http://www.wpi.edu) was that it specialized in "science, engineering, and computer science", since of course CS is neither science nor engineering.