NYCPHP Meetup

[Chris Shiflett]

Anthony Papillion wrote:
> I'm not sure that engineer is as over the top as it might seem at
> first glance. I know that software developers calling themselves
> engineers has been the bane of the engineering community for years

Really? That's weird. "A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve 
practical problems" sounds pretty generic to me.

I have had my share of electrical engineering classes, but I never 
considered software engineering to be infringing upon my elite status as 
circuit boy. :-) In fact, when I was in EE, I would have considered the 
bane of the EE community to be those calling themselves electrical 
engineers who sucked.

Maybe we can call ourselves software manufacturers and be the bane of 
the manufacturing industry. :-)

My grandfather was an engineer - he operated a locomotive. I think he 
has more right to the term than any of us.

Chris

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