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Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers (www.theatlantic.com)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Same for the Netherlands.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep, but only the Dutch word is protected so we just use English titles everywhere

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Same in France. Anyone can call themselves a "software engineer". But the title of "engineer" (ingénieur) is specific for people who graduated from a school allowed to deliver engineering degrees.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In Dutch it’s also ingenieur, I wonder where we got that from

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It comes from the Latin word ingenium.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Really? I thought Ir. is only with a masters

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That is correct. There is both and Ing and Ir title that are Engineer. Ir for masters and Ing for higher education.

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