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Perhaps we should have a silicon ring for software engineers. And in case you are thinking "that would break too easily", well that's part of the point: to remi
by npsimons 14y ago
Perhaps we should have a silicon ring for software engineers. And in case you are thinking "that would break too easily", well that's part of the point: to remind you that software can also be very easily broken, sometimes without even trying :)
- dreen 14y agoA friend of mine made a ring out of little transistors for his girlfriend. They're married now, she even wore it during the wedding.
- claudius 14y agoWouldn’t a rubber ring be more suitable for a software engineer? It also wouldn’t break that easily :)
- npsimons 14y agoI can see it now: two rings, one rubber to represent user requirements, and the other silicon to represent the systems we have to implement those requirements in.
- fghh45sdfhr3 14y agoGlass ring encased in rubber, with a label claiming it is exactly as flexible and stretchable as a 100% rubber ring would be.
- claudius 14y agoI am getting somewhat jealous now – people should make wearable cyclic particle accelerators or something like that for those hacking nature rather than mere computers :-)
- saulrh 14y agoDiamond made out of isotopically pure carbon-14. Ring laser gyroscope. Negative-refractive-index metamaterial. A single giant LED. Nanolithography to produce structural coloration. I've wanted a cool physics ring for quite a while.
- claudius 14y agoIt also should be able to reverse the polarity of the neutron flow. Clearly, that is a key requirement.
- ovoxo 14y agoI'm a Software Engineer in Canada and I have an iron ring but that is because our Software Engineering programs (at least the ones that I know of) are accredited engineering programs - i.e. you must go through much of the same hell as other engineers.
- TheCapn 14y agoCanadian Engineering Accreditation Board is the authoritative body as far as I'm aware and in order to title yourself an "Engineer" you need to be a member of your provincial regulatory body since the title "Engineer" is a protected title under law. It isn't really enforced in any way but to call yourself a "Software Engineer" without having P.Eng. in Canada is technically illegal. EDIT: Its pointed out in a different post that "Engineer" as a protected term is not concrete and varies province to province while "Professional Engineer" or "P.Eng." is however protected.
- AYBABTME 14y agoSoftware Engineers in Canada can be P.Eng if they choose to. What makes you think she/he's not?
- Zombieball 14y agoThis is correct. I graduated from UBC as a Software Engineer and have applied as an EIT with APEGBC. I haven't followed through to apply for P. Eng. status though as the process is a little more difficult for software folks. You are supposed to submit work experience under supervision of another P. Eng. which are not very common place in our industry. I believe you can apply for exceptions to this rule though. I personally haven't bothered following through with my P. Eng. status as I am not yet convinced it buys much in our profession (vs. the other fields of Engineering).
- format 14y agoI suppose I am lucky, my immediate supervisors are both P.Eng because of the nature of what we do. I agree though, I don't think it matters much in the software field. I don't have the required amount of work experience yet, but as a Computer Engineer working in and interested in the software field I am on the fence.
- peripetylabs 14y agoA ring cut from a single crystal of silicon may be strong enough. Regardless, it would look very nice.