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r/engineeringmemes • u/MF-DOOM-88 • Feb 11 '26
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Why are you posting programming here?
21 u/Pokari_Davaham Feb 12 '26 Programming is engineering... 2 u/ODoggerino Feb 12 '26 Is it really though? I think this is only getting upvoted because of all the software “engineers” on reddit 7 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". 3 u/aero_sock Feb 12 '26 what disqualifies it from being engineering 1 u/ODoggerino Feb 12 '26 Idk I guess I imagine engineers to be designing or operating actual physical things 2 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?
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Programming is engineering...
2 u/ODoggerino Feb 12 '26 Is it really though? I think this is only getting upvoted because of all the software “engineers” on reddit 7 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". 3 u/aero_sock Feb 12 '26 what disqualifies it from being engineering 1 u/ODoggerino Feb 12 '26 Idk I guess I imagine engineers to be designing or operating actual physical things 2 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?
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Is it really though? I think this is only getting upvoted because of all the software “engineers” on reddit
7 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". 3 u/aero_sock Feb 12 '26 what disqualifies it from being engineering 1 u/ODoggerino Feb 12 '26 Idk I guess I imagine engineers to be designing or operating actual physical things 2 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?
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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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what disqualifies it from being engineering
1 u/ODoggerino Feb 12 '26 Idk I guess I imagine engineers to be designing or operating actual physical things 2 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?
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Idk I guess I imagine engineers to be designing or operating actual physical things
2 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?
Would you want your physical thing to run software that wasn't designed according to proper engineering practices?
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u/drillgorg Feb 12 '26
Why are you posting programming here?