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Ask HN: Do you call yourself a software engineer or software developer?

I've never understood why so many people in the industry insist on calling themselves software engineers. Do you have formal training in engineering? Do you employ engineering techniques? Doesn't "software developer" better describe your role if you're not using actual "engineering" techniques? Sure, some of us have taken software engineering classes, but does that make us engineers?
12 points WoodenChair 11 years ago 26 comments

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