On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 2:55 AM, Joseph Kern <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought this article would be of interest to LOPSA Discuss. > > Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers > > > http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/11/programmers-should-not-call-themselves-engineers/414271/ > >> The term is probably a shortening of “software engineer,” but its use >> betrays a secret: “Engineer” is an aspirational title in software >> development. Traditional engineers are regulated, certified, and subject to >> apprenticeship and continuing education. Engineering claims an explicit >> responsibility to public safety and reliability, even if it doesn’t always >> deliver. >> >> >> >> >> The title “engineer” is cheapened by the tech industry.
There are lots of other "engineering professionals" who don't necessarily go through the professional engineering certification programs that seem to be his gold standard. Admittedly many "software engineers" don't even have college degrees. However, plenty of electrical, chemical, and mechanical engineers don't bother to get any additional certification beyond their bachelor's degree and that doesn't seem to bother him. This is probably for the same reason that software engineers are ignoring said certification programs. ChemEs, EEs, and MechEs usually don't run their own consulting business. Bill Bogstad _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
