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Re:Don't call yourself a programmer (2011) by s_baby on Saturday February 07, 2015 @04:35PM (#9015388)
Why? Do you think there's something exceptional about being an "Engineer"?
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Re:Don't call yourself a programmer (2011) by jghn on Saturday February 07, 2015 @04:48PM (#9015427)
In some countries there is, and it's a legal thing. It'd be like calling yourself a doctor when you're not.
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Re:Don't call yourself a programmer (2011) by coupdejarnac on Saturday February 07, 2015 @05:39PM (#9015577)
It's like this in the USA, too. The only reason why people aren't penalized for calling themselves engineers when they are not licensed is because they work under the umbrella of a corporation that grants them an exception to the rule.
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Re:Don't call yourself a programmer (2011) by all_your_gold on Saturday February 07, 2015 @04:58PM (#9015456)
In many countries, there is: you can't be an engineer without ... an actual engineering degree.
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