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Re:The most prized degree in India became the most worthless by protonimitate on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @05:02PM (#23159784)
My title is "software engineer".

I don't have an engineering degree, or even a CS degree.

I feel pretty uncomfortable calling myself an engineer since it seems to carry a certain weight of responsibility, but seeing as the title was bestowed upon me by my work place, I'll continue using it.

IMO the designations are meaningless until there is a real standard in place for "software engineer" and what it entails (in the US at least).

I refer to myself as a "programmer" or "developer", but I use them interchangeably.

Anyone putting any real weight on the title is splitting hairs.

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Re:The most prized degree in India became the most worthless by kelnos on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:18PM (#23162323)
I feel the same way and try to say "software developer" when I can, though, same as you, my official job title has "engineer" in it.

Of course, I also see titles like "Customer Success Engineer" and "Technical Support Engineer", which are just as, if not more, ridiculous.

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