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[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Software engineering does have standards and methods to developing software. These standards and methods are applied in Defence and Aerospace applications. Software engineering was developed or conceived by NATO to manage the increasing complexity of software development.

The big problem is people often confuse software development or programming with software engineering. Calling anyone that programs a software engineer. This isn't the case. It's entirely possible to be a software engineer without knowing how to code (but impractical).

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Well that's my point. The term "engineer" is protected in a lot of other industries but not software.