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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    6 days ago

    No worries. Think I’ll call myself an author as the source code is a text that can amount to a copyrighted work.

    Hopefully this will not conflict with another field and and we can put this issue to rest.