Re:Programmers should stop calling themselves engineers (2015)
by somada141 on Sunday May 26, 2019 @05:12AM
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‘The title “engineer” is cheapened by the tech industry.’? That’s a little over the top ain’t it?
There are a lot of degrees combining electrical & computer engineering. My diploma was in such a degree and my PhD was in informational technology and electrical engineering. I think the lines between the two fields are blurred and by no means do I believe that one title/specialisation is better or harder.
I started working as an EE and later on moved to coding and both fields have their own challenges and hurdles. I never felt that a person that didn’t get a degree explicitly in engineering doesn’t get to call themselves an engineer.
There are a lot of degrees combining electrical & computer engineering. My diploma was in such a degree and my PhD was in informational technology and electrical engineering. I think the lines between the two fields are blurred and by no means do I believe that one title/specialisation is better or harder.
I started working as an EE and later on moved to coding and both fields have their own challenges and hurdles. I never felt that a person that didn’t get a degree explicitly in engineering doesn’t get to call themselves an engineer.