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Originally Posted by flatbutt
I don't disagree...entirely. Again it comes down to how you describe engineering. The man I mentioned doesn't plan or design programs he writes the code according to the project goal.
If I build something following the plan that someone else designed, am I the engineer, or are they?
By what you wrote above "performing the action of an engineer" do you mean to include designing a build or just doing the fabrication?
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people who write code more than certainly are or can be engineers.
engineering
[ en-juh-neer-ing ]SHOW IPA
noun
1. the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences, as physics or chemistry, as in the construction of engines, bridges, buildings, mines, ships, and chemical plants.
2. the action, work, or profession of an engineer.
engineering is the art and science of making things real. if you perform this art *and* science, then you are an engineer.