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Re:Why Computer Programmers Should Stop Calling Themselves E... by alphabettsy on Saturday April 14, 2018 @12:43AM (#16835911)
There are certainly developers that are not doing any “engineering”, but as far as the software engineer title goes there are many cases where there is a distinction without a difference.

Are the people working on autonomous driving, vehicle safety, infrastructure management any less important than the guy who designed the plastic housing with the title mechanical engineer?

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Re:Why Computer Programmers Should Stop Calling Themselves E... by pishpash on Saturday April 14, 2018 @12:44AM (#16835915)
Not less important, but not held to the same standard, which is the point here.
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Re:Why Computer Programmers Should Stop Calling Themselves E... by alphabettsy on Saturday April 14, 2018 @01:29AM (#16836049)
That’s changing rapidly. The VW engineer that was charged with implementing a software defeat, the current Tesla controversy is entirely based on software, as is the woman killed by an Uber vehicle.

As software becomes ever more a matter of life and death I think we’ll see software engineer used maybe more specifically. Maybe some or many programmers and developers should stop calling themselves engineers?

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