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Software Engineer vs Software Developer (programming.dev)
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In your opinion what's the difference between the two? In my opinion both terms are frequently used interchangeably in the workplace.

But I'd like to consider myself as an engineer, because although I don't consider myself to be good at it, I think I cares about the software that I worked on, its interaction with other services, the big picture, and different kinds of small optimizations.

I mean, what is even engineering?

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

As a former civil engineer who now works in software, "software engineer" irks me. "Engineer" means you're supposed to be licensed and you have a responsibility for the public good above your responsibility to your employer.

[-] FMT99@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Do engineers take some sort of hippocratic oath?

[-] orockwell@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Robert "Uncle Bob" Martin, author of several foundational texts, and coauthor of the agile manifesto provides one, which I think is good: https://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2015/11/18/TheProgrammersOath.html

[-] elias_griffin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Very intersting! I'm not so sure about the oathiness of:

  1. I will make frequent, small, releases so that I do not impede the progress of others.
  2. I will do all that I can to keep the productivity of myself, and others, as high as possible. I will do nothing that decreases that productivity.

But I think the real oath impact there is:

  1. I will continuously ensure that others can cover for me, and that I can cover for them.

In Government work that, ^, is considered career ending.

I will improve upon this, thanks for the awareness.

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