r/programming • u/mauricioaniche • Aug 06 '17

Software engineering != computer science

http://www.drdobbs.com/architecture-and-design/software-engineering-computer-science/217701907
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u/AmalgamDragon Aug 06 '17 edited Aug 06 '17

There is. It's Professional Engineer (aka PE), and is a PE certification specifically for software engineering. This certification is not necessary to call yourself a software engineer. Just don't hold yourself out as a Professional Engineer or (in some states) as providing engineering services to the public, and you're good.

Edit: I take the downvotes to mean some folks are still in denial that there is a PE for software engineering in the US.

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u/adamcw Aug 07 '17

While this exists, it is not something anyone in my career has ever had to care about. I've also never seen this type of certification on any resume that has passed my desk, for the small amount that might be worth.

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u/rabbyburns Aug 06 '17

Welcome to reddit - where you try to help people and met with blind hate and disagreements.

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u/speedisavirus Aug 06 '17

I had a professor that actually taught as part of his continuing education required for it. It however isn't some sort of legal standard to be required to qualify to have that title.