Re:In Canada it's illegal to call yourself software engineer
by wlesieutre on Friday October 14, 2022 @08:06PM
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What about writing code for decentralized contracts, since contracts are lawyery but I’m writing software and have no formal legal background or credentials? Surely no one would object to me using the term “lawyer” for that!
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Re:In Canada it's illegal to call yourself software engineer
by bee_rider on Friday October 14, 2022 @08:59PM
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I dunno actually, do you need to be a lawyer to write a contract? I think anyone can do it, right? You just might screw yourself over by missing an edge case or writing an unenforceable contract.
Re:In Canada it's illegal to call yourself software engineer
by wlesieutre on Friday October 14, 2022 @11:42PM
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You don't, though it's not necessarily a wise idea. But you definitely don't want to market yourself as a lawyer if you aren't one.
Nor do you need to be an engineer to do a lot of things, but for whatever reason that's considered fair game.