Re:Programmers should not call themselves engineers (2015)
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @04:37AM
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But the engineer would likely be deposed and, if the case goes to trial, called as a witness. That might not translate well for his future at Ford, or at another employer.
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Re:Programmers should not call themselves engineers (2015)
by midoridensha on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @04:54AM
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>Engineering, in the US at least, is a regulated profession
No, it's not. Civil engineering is; the rest of them, not so much. The vast majority of engineers in the US fall under the "industrial exemption", whether they work for Microsoft, Google, Ford, GM, Boeing, or General Dynamics, or countless other companies large and small. Almost none of them have a Professional Engineer license.
It's weird how, every time this kind of discussion comes up, civil engineers keep trying to tell all the people who design fighter jets and cars that they're not "real engineers" because they don't have a license.
Re:Programmers should not call themselves engineers (2015)
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Thursday August 24, 2023 @10:26PM
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It's true one may not need a professional engineering license in automotive, aerospace, and some other areas, but one still generally needs to meet certain educational requirements, e.g., an 4-year engineering degree from an ABET-accredited or otherwise reputable institution.
This is unlike programming, where "self-taught" or "dropped out of college" is sufficient.