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Re:Why Computer Programmers Should Stop Calling Themselves E... by knome on Saturday April 14, 2018 @12:17AM (#16835831)
> But Language is fluid and changes with time, so at this time "Software Engineer" is the term so it's no good fighting it.

But language being fluid, fighting it seems perfectly reasonable.

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Re:Why Computer Programmers Should Stop Calling Themselves E... by timrichard on Saturday April 14, 2018 @01:21PM (#16838289)
Sadly, I don't fancy your chances. It seems to be a lost cause when a small group of people want a huge group of people to revert to the original meaning of a word. Like 'decimated' and 'literally'.
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