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Re:CMU CS Academy: a free online computer science curriculum... by Jensson on Thursday February 16, 2023 @08:42AM (#34818442)
But all of those got the same degree and usually the same job title, they specialized on the job and not in their education. That is very different from engineers.
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Re:CMU CS Academy: a free online computer science curriculum... by wheelinsupial on Thursday February 16, 2023 @10:49AM (#34820210)
Where I am, engineers have a discipline which is their undergrad major (e.g., mechanical, electrical, civil) and a practice area which is on the job specialization within the discipline (e.g., HVAC, pressure vessels, pipelines).

Software engineering is a licensed branch of engineering in many places, so I don't think it's that different from other disciplines.

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