On 05/13/2012 04:04 PM, Dirk Gently wrote:
Well, there is one good thing about software engineering programs: because now these students are classified as engineers, they're getting exposure to real engineering profs as the engineering degree requirements mandate some exposure to actual engineering programs. Yes, the SWE profs are just renamed CS profs (with all the problems that entails).
You call people who work on routers 'Network Engineers' and instead of programmers, people like to use the label 'Software Engineers', but engineering, in its true sense, is much more than the mastery of any syntactical idiom. Both provide the indispensable tools for today's engineering, but I have yet to see a seal requirement associated with the two. Engineering, in its purest form is more than the knowledge or understanding of physical principles, it is the value of the physical world applied to the betterment of mankind. There is a vast distinction between 'knowledge' and 'value' in cognitive taxonomy that it illustrative of the difference between software and mechanical engineering. While both can be responsible for the smoking hole, the liability does not rest on the shoulders of the software engineer. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org