Old, but fun read that argues that today’s programmers are not like typical Engineers and shouldn’t really call themselves that as Engineering requires certification, is subject to government regulation, bear a burden to the public, etc.

  • jonathan@lemmy.zip
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    8 days ago

    The protected title for Medical Doctors is Doctor of Medicine. I can get a PHd in Software Engineering and call myself Doctor.

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      8 days ago

      You can, but if some cries out “Help I need a doctor!”, please don’t volunteer yourself. ;)

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        7 days ago

        FWIW doctor comes from the latin for “I teach” and has been used by acedemics since the 12th centrury. Its usage meaning physician is a lot more recent.