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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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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 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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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You can, but if some cries out "Help I need a doctor!", please don't volunteer yourself. ;)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    If someone cried out "I need to engineer a web application and work with a whole group of people to bring it about" I happily would though because I'm an engineer even though I don't have a degree

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