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Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers (www.theatlantic.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (13 children)

All this gate keeping is bullshit, but I do have to agree that we are really bad at actually engineering.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

I mean you can't go to the store purchase a stethoscope and call yourself a doctor. Similarly, programmers do not require any sort of certifications or are heavily regulated unlike engineers. It's an interesting argument for sure.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The protected title for Medical Doctors is Doctor of Medicine. I can get a PHd in Software Engineering and call myself Doctor.

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