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Re:Is software development really a dead-end job after age 3... by caseysoftware on Saturday November 18, 2017 @10:04AM (#15729184)
Quite possible but since everyone uses the term "engineer" without any context or specific qualifications, we should expect any distinctions to dissolve as people realize total morons are using it too.

* I have a bachelors in electrical engineering from a top ranked school.

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Re:Is software development really a dead-end job after age 3... by whathaschanged on Saturday November 18, 2017 @03:00PM (#15730381)
We used to call ourselves programmers. Then it became sexy to say developer. Now it is engineer. (Since you pointed out, it means something different to everyone, so its meaningless).

The future will be a new snazzy term. Same job, different title.

Software development is not engineering.

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