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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[–] 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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