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Re:Path to a free, self-taught education in Computer Science by kortilla on Monday February 06, 2023 @03:32AM (#34674803)
Which countries? That seems problematic for any multinationals that want employees to be able to easily transfer internally.
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Re:Path to a free, self-taught education in Computer Science by pjmlp on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:07AM (#34675086)
Portugal and Germany for example.
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Re:Path to a free, self-taught education in Computer Science by pbalau on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:22AM (#34676321)
In Romania the term is protected too. That didn't stop me from having a career as a software engineer, just my title was not that. And the company lost the tax discount for employing a "real" swe. Guess my contribution was worth it.
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Re:Path to a free, self-taught education in Computer Science by cinntaile on Monday February 06, 2023 @08:38AM (#34677090)
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Re:Path to a free, self-taught education in Computer Science by shagie on Monday February 06, 2023 @12:39PM (#34681023)
Quite a few - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_and_licensure_in_en...

The issue is the word "engineer".

If you say "software developer" there is no problem. If you say "software engineer" in many places that has an additional implication of being a professional engineer.

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Re:Path to a free, self-taught education in Computer Science by kortilla on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @10:51PM (#34703906)
No, the context of the thread is not about the word “engineer”, it’s about licensure for software development.
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