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?

  • @sirdoriusEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    “Engineer” means you’re supposed to be licensed and you have a responsibility for the public good above your responsibility to your employer.

    Good point. We definitely don’t, and it’s what’s causing huge amounts of trouble in the world, rather than using software for the greater good.

    But engineer sounds better by some definitions, and it strokes the ego of employees, so companies like to use it to give more prestige to the role.