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Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers (www.theatlantic.com)
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Old, but fun read that argues that today's programmers are not like typical Engineers and shouldn't really call themselves that as Engineering requires certification, is subject to government regulation, bear a burden to the public, etc.

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[–] Knossos@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Engineer is a protected title in the UK. You can be a software engineer, if you are qualified to be.

[–] jonathan@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Knossos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Wow, I stand corrected. I wonder where I got that from then. Thank you for the link.

[–] ahal@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Same thing in Ontario. I actually have a Bachelors of Software Engineering, but am not legally allowed to call myself an engineer because I never got certified with the regulatory body.