It was already debated whether "software engineering" is engineering, even before LLMs. Even traditional software engineering looks nothing like other fields -

It was already debated whether "software engineering" is engineering, even before LLMs. Even traditional software engineering looks nothing like other fields - in particular lacking a whole lot of discipline. I believe it is, because it's a process of creating complex artefacts to satisfy business requirements, despite the different medium - that definition still remains true when an LLM is used as one of many tools. But "vibe coding" means the LLM is the only tool. Is that still engineering? Well I guess, did you create an artefact that satisfied business requirements? Seems like you did. There's not a good clear line here.