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Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers (www.theatlantic.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by drd@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Old, but fun read that argues that today's programmers are not like typical Engineers and shouldn't really call themselves that as Engineering requires certification, is subject to government regulation, bear a burden to the public, etc.

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[–] rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There is a huge difference between a "programmer" who just codes, and a software engineer, who studied computer science and learned the skills for problem solving as an engineer. The latter is protected in many countries.

[–] sean@lemmy.wtf 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I may be self-taught, but I love the field of programming computers and have studied it in my own free time. I happily call myself an engineer if the 99% of engineers coming out of uni and entering the job market can be called one.

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