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As someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobs (lemmy.world)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

How come they don't count? They're figuring out how the machines should work, for money. That's engineering, right? (I'm an American mechanical engineer)

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    In Canada you have to be qualified and licensed to call yourself an engineer. There are people who can use the title "software engineer", but it's not the majority of people working in development.

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