Not really sure if I would agree with this statement. At least in my experience, a software engineer is someone who designs how systems should operate, as opposed to software developers that actually program the software. In my part of the world, titles like software engineer and software architects are basically used interchangeably. It is not really trying to be an engineer, but rather description that it is someone who designs something or engineer solution to something.
I think you are too focused on one meaning of the word engineering. In general terms, I would describe it as applying scientific and mathematics to solve a problem. And I can only speak for myself, I know quite a lot of software engineers and I don’t think I’ve ever seen them comparing to an engineer. I don’t think software engineers are higher or lower or something, they just do different things.
Although I will be the first to admit that IT in general often contains lots of ancaps, cryptobros, etc.
Not really sure if I would agree with this statement. At least in my experience, a software engineer is someone who designs how systems should operate, as opposed to software developers that actually program the software. In my part of the world, titles like software engineer and software architects are basically used interchangeably. It is not really trying to be an engineer, but rather description that it is someone who designs something or engineer solution to something.
While I can’t speak for everyone, it’s been my experience that software engineer and software developer are synonymous.
So… you could say they “develop” designs. Until they start giving out rings for them, they’re grifters in my eyes.
I think you are too focused on one meaning of the word engineering. In general terms, I would describe it as applying scientific and mathematics to solve a problem. And I can only speak for myself, I know quite a lot of software engineers and I don’t think I’ve ever seen them comparing to an engineer. I don’t think software engineers are higher or lower or something, they just do different things.
Although I will be the first to admit that IT in general often contains lots of ancaps, cryptobros, etc.