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> There are plenty of engineering of physical things where nobody has or takes responsibility. That is by definition not engineering. > Equally, there's plent
by closewith 1y ago
> There are plenty of engineering of physical things where nobody has or takes responsibility.
That is by definition not engineering.
> Equally, there's plenty of examples of software where careful processes are in place to demonstrate exactly the responsibilities you discuss.
Software engineering of course exists, but 99%+ of software is not engineered.
- hgomersall 1y agoAh, you've defined yourself to be right. Nice move. I'm not sure the generally accepted definition of engineering makes any reference to taking responsibility: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/engineering https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/engineer...
- closewith 1y agoIn fact, every definition of engineering used by professionals includes explicitly taking responsibility, including in law in many countries.
- ozim 1y agoI will add this link once more. This is the talk on real software engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhdlBHHimeM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhdlBHHimeM
- closewith 1y agoI think maybe you should watch this video, as it speaks only about software development and not engineering in any meaningful aspect.