Edgy Opinion: Programmers who call themselves “engineers” are to Engineering, as naturopaths who call themselves “doctor” are to Medicine.
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Fact: In my jurisdiction, the Society of Professional Engineers have—and are legally required to adhere to—a code of ethics. Fact: The software industry’s code of ethics is a book full of blank pages.
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Fact: If asked to violate their code of ethics, a P.Eng. In Canada can refuse, and can blow the whistle on their client or employer. Fact: Software developers are routinely asked to do terrible things under NDA, with threat of dismissal if they refuse.
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Additionally, while I have some reservations about the degree to which professional accreditation is designed to and has the effect of excluding some people from industry, I feel sort of obligated to say that some of us can point to paperwork exceeding any bar set here.
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Words are hard. "Engineer" means something in the historical context of the past century. I think a lot of the ways it is used in software don't respect that legacy. But some do.
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“Engineering” seems to me to be very challenging to define without recourse to social warrant, which I think somewhat weakens your “does not contain a useful statement of technical fact” criticism.
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To sharpen definitions here: do you have a preferred criterion for identifying “engineered” works vs other kinds?
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if anyone is interested I tried to cover my navigation of the software field as I recently graduated from an accredited software engineering degree in Canada - if anyone is interested in that view
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They can only design hardware if there's already software present.
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Its more of a responsibility thing. I'm a former professional engineer (civil/geotechnical). People ask why I switched into tech all the time which is easy, waaaaay less responsibility for same/better pay. No one is accountable in tech the same way.
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