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.

  • rottingleaf@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Yes, I hate every tech capable of writing shell scripts and SQL being called an engineer. Myself included. I’m not an engineer. Not yet at least. Maybe I’ll muster some willpower to finish that BS next year.