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it’s fun to watch self-described engineers tie themselves into knots to defend dangerous technology. this is why programmers aren’t allowed to design bridges (at least until we find a billionaire stupid enough to fund a bridgetech startup (and it’s probably going to be musk))
They should all read Henry Petroski’s To Engineer Is Human before they call themselves engineers
Shit, I have that book! Never read it though :(
I’m afraid you can’t call yourself an engineer
I (legally) can! Got the degree and everything.
("civilingenjör" is a protected term in Sweden, only graduates from technical universities can call themselves that)
I didn’t know that! I was joking of course. I wonder if Alan Kay knows this, though. Have you seen this talk?
https://youtu.be/D43PlUr1x_E
I've argued for a while that software "engineers" regularly develop the equivalent of the First Tay Bridge.
Wish we'd gone with software carpenter or software plumber.