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Tinder to ban web developers who use 'engineer' in their bio (www.theolognion.com)

submitted 4 months ago by LinearArray@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] survivalmachine@beehaw.org 25 points 4 months ago

Honestly, nobody should call themselves an engineer unless they literally drive trains for a living.

[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 23 points 4 months ago

Driving a train is engineering?

[-] survivalmachine@beehaw.org 21 points 4 months ago

In North America, the driver of a train engine is called an "engineer", yes.

[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 24 points 4 months ago

I see, TIL. That's different from Germany, where Ingenieur is a protected term.

[-] _MusicJunkie@beehaw.org 13 points 4 months ago

In the railway context an engineer was the person who worked the engine.

In German the word comes from Latin roughly meaning inventor. Presumably the general usage of the word engineer in English has the same etymology.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

See I’d call that a conductor

[-] captsneeze@lemmy.one 15 points 4 months ago

In the US, a conductor is the one who checks tickets, makes announcements, and delegates tasks to the crew to help ensure things keep moving on time.

The locomotive engineer is the one who is “driving” the train. They run the engine and communicate with dispatch and traffic control to keep them informed where this particular train is fitting into the overall juggling act,. They also make every effort to keep things safe (watching for signals, obstructions, etc.).

I’m not 100% sure if the terminology is different outside of the Us.

(Source: My father is a 3rd generation locomotive engineer.)