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.

  • enkers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

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

    • seanEnglish
      1·
      16 hours 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

    • Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      FWIW doctor comes from the latin for “I teach” and has been used by acedemics since the 12th centrury. Its usage meaning physician is a lot more recent.