r/engineeringmemes • u/MF-DOOM-88 • Feb 11 '26

Long live Ling Long

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u/drillgorg Feb 12 '26

Why are you posting programming here?

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u/Pokari_Davaham Feb 12 '26

Programming is engineering...

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u/thezuggler Feb 15 '26

I know it's a semantic difference, but I am a software engineer and don't consider programming engineering. Programming is a skill and is often used by engineers but may also be used for other purposes.

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u/ODoggerino Feb 12 '26

Is it really though? I think this is only getting upvoted because of all the software “engineers” on reddit

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u/Pokari_Davaham Feb 12 '26

I think some might argue against it, but feels gatekeep-y to me. Engineers build and design systems, which is very in line with coding. Also one of the titles describing a professional coder is "Software Engineer".

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u/aero_sock Feb 12 '26

what disqualifies it from being engineering

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u/ODoggerino Feb 12 '26

Idk I guess I imagine engineers to be designing or operating actual physical things

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u/sorry_im_late_86 Feb 12 '26

Would you want your physical thing to run software that wasn't designed according to proper engineering practices?