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Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers (www.theatlantic.com)
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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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[-] antithetical@lemmy.deedium.nl 4 points 3 weeks ago

Same for the Netherlands.

[-] ilega_dh@feddit.nl 6 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] faercol@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago

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.

[-] ilega_dh@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago

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

[-] weker01@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

It comes from the Latin word ingenium.

[-] cestvrai@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

Really? I thought Ir. is only with a masters

[-] antithetical@lemmy.deedium.nl 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

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

See Titels voeren.

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