Re:Ask HN: Programmers vs. Developers vs. Engineers
by proee on Tuesday July 27, 2010 @11:43AM
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Very true, but if that's the case you're probably writing some code that requires engineering (i.e. a control system or requiring an understanding of the engineering system that you're writing code for). If that's the case then you're probably wearing the hat of an engineer.
So, "melt into a superheated puddle of neutron-emitting slag", while not quite as dramatic as "explode into a giant fireball", is quite possible if the senior software and methods engineers at my company (and the many, many people the NRC involves in verifying and validating our code packages) collectively screw up.