Re:Ask HN: Should everyone who work on software be called an...
by kingkongjaffa on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @09:57AM
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Nope, I'm a 'traditional engineer' in the sense I have a Mechanical engineering background by education and formative work experience.
The term engineer doesn't matter really, software developer / programmer is just fine.
Only time it does is if you are a professional engineer/ chartered engineer, who needs to sign-off a bridge design or something safety critical, then you need a 'real engineer'. Super rare outside of construction and aviation.
The term engineer doesn't matter really, software developer / programmer is just fine.
Only time it does is if you are a professional engineer/ chartered engineer, who needs to sign-off a bridge design or something safety critical, then you need a 'real engineer'. Super rare outside of construction and aviation.