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agree. Do you engineer software? Congrats, you're officially a software engineer :) Start doing it for money, and you're officially a professional software eng

by achenet 2mo ago

agree. Do you engineer software? Congrats, you're officially a software engineer :) Start doing it for money, and you're officially a professional software engineer. Make software that genuinely improves peoples lives (like the Linux kernel currently running the computer I'm typing these words on), and you can call yourself a good software engineer ^_^

Rafert 2mo ago
There are places (eg Canada) where engineer is a protected title like lawyer or doctor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_en...
- mcmcmc 2mo ago
  Professional Engineer (P.E.) is the protected title in the US
- BrokenCogs 2mo ago
  Yes but not a single software engineer or other engineer in my field has a professional engineer designation. It's not required to practice in most fields outside of civil/structural engineering.
  - linker3000 2mo ago
    The main qualification of one of the best electronics engineers I knew (UK) was Bachelor of Music.
    - ninalanyon 2mo ago
      Most of us in electronics in the 1970s in the UK had physics degrees I think. And when I moved sideways into software much later the physics background was eminently useful when modelling machinery and physical processes. But I too have met engineers with music and also medical backgrounds. But that's all more than half a century ago, it seems that employers expect much more narrowly focussed qualifications these days.
  - Rafert 2mo ago
    It really depends on where you live and in some places that distinction does not matter. See for example https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/quebec-order-of-engineers-wins-legal-battle-with-microsoft/ https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/quebec-order-of-e...
- Projectiboga 2mo ago
  "15 Year Old Wannabe" clearly differentiates him from any credentialed engineer.

by achenet 2mo ago

Rafert 2mo ago

There are places (eg Canada) where engineer is a protected title like lawyer or doctor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_en...

mcmcmc 2mo ago
Professional Engineer (P.E.) is the protected title in the US
BrokenCogs 2mo ago
Yes but not a single software engineer or other engineer in my field has a professional engineer designation. It's not required to practice in most fields outside of civil/structural engineering.
- linker3000 2mo ago
  The main qualification of one of the best electronics engineers I knew (UK) was Bachelor of Music.
  - ninalanyon 2mo ago
    Most of us in electronics in the 1970s in the UK had physics degrees I think. And when I moved sideways into software much later the physics background was eminently useful when modelling machinery and physical processes. But I too have met engineers with music and also medical backgrounds. But that's all more than half a century ago, it seems that employers expect much more narrowly focussed qualifications these days.
- Rafert 2mo ago
  It really depends on where you live and in some places that distinction does not matter. See for example https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/quebec-order-of-engineers-wins-legal-battle-with-microsoft/ https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/quebec-order-of-e...
Projectiboga 2mo ago
"15 Year Old Wannabe" clearly differentiates him from any credentialed engineer.