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This is an underrated comment. Who's job is it to do the thinking? I suppose it's still the software engineer, which means the job comes down to "code prompt en
by d0gsg0w00f 1y ago
This is an underrated comment. Who's job is it to do the thinking? I suppose it's still the software engineer, which means the job comes down to "code prompt engineer" and "test prompt engineer".
- skeeter2020 1y agoWild times where a task that used to be described as "good at using google" now gets the title of "Engineer". It was bonkers enough when software devs co-opted the title.
- d0gsg0w00f 1y agoI mean, building applications that are maintainable, will fail gracefully, and keeps costs low, has all the same needs as any classic engineering discipline. You could spend just as much time designing a well thought out CLI as it could take to design a bridge or a sewer system. Whether people do, or not, is a different question.
- bumby 1y agoJust wait to you hear what some traditional capital “E” engineers (meaning licensed) think about programmers usurping the title “engineer”. It’s been a joke for decades and decades that “engineer” is used to church up any job, including “domestic engineering” (housekeeping/homemaking).
- genewitch 1y agoSanitation engineer and custodial engineer are older than I am, as well.