Unlike the USA where anyone can be an "engineer", there are countries where words mean something and terms are protected: <a href="https://engineerscanada.ca/become-an-engineer/use-of-professional-title-and-designations" rel="nofollow">https://engineerscanada.ca/become-an-engineer/use-of-profess...
> there are countries where words mean something
You're using engineer in a highly context specific way; yes, in some contexts, engineering is a licensed field, but the general meaning of the word is:
> Engineering is the practice of systematically applying natural science and mathematics to design and improve systems, devices, or processes that solve problems under constraints.
Which is a word-for-word description of the sort of work (…some…) software engineers do.
(Perhaps less and less "systematically applying science" these days with the slop fest out there … but the field should be doing engineering.)
Most software "engineers" never got a degree in engineering, and even fewer ever bothered to do what is necessary to enter the profession where it is regulated.
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You're using engineer in a highly context specific way; yes, in some contexts, engineering is a licensed field, but the general meaning of the word is:
> Engineering is the practice of systematically applying natural science and mathematics to design and improve systems, devices, or processes that solve problems under constraints.
Which is a word-for-word description of the sort of work (…some…) software engineers do.
(Perhaps less and less "systematically applying science" these days with the slop fest out there … but the field should be doing engineering.)
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