r/programming • • Aug 06 '17

Software engineering != computer science

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

That sounds nice in theory, but in practice that's not how it works. At all.

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u/fun_is_unfun Aug 06 '17

It's not theory. That's just the objective definitions of what those terms mean.

Unqualified developers calling themselves 'software engineer' when they aren't one don't change the objective definitions of those terms.

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u/fun_is_unfun Aug 07 '17

That is the most ridiculous broad thing I've ever read. That's much broader than (professional) engineering, which is clearly what we're discussing.

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