In my country, those that want to pursue a degree have 2 choices: go to a technical university and study computer science for 4 years OR go to the other university and study informatics for 3 years. (both universities are just as good).
The main difference, besides the extra year is that after finishing the technical university you get a digree that says you are an engineer. If your work involves developing code then you are a software engineer.
Someone that finished the other university might be just as good, or even better, but he doesn't hold the Engineering title.
Similar to this situation is the PhD one. No matter how much I study on my own, I can never call myself a doctor if I don't have the degree.
Besides that, when I'm hired I'm usually hired to solve problems by writing code. Nobody cares what my official position is.
In my country, those that want to pursue a degree have 2 choices: go to a technical university and study computer science for 4 years OR go to the other university and study informatics for 3 years. (both universities are just as good).
The main difference, besides the extra year is that after finishing the technical university you get a digree that says you are an engineer. If your work involves developing code then you are a software engineer.
Someone that finished the other university might be just as good, or even better, but he doesn't hold the Engineering title.
Similar to this situation is the PhD one. No matter how much I study on my own, I can never call myself a doctor if I don't have the degree.
Besides that, when I'm hired I'm usually hired to solve problems by writing code. Nobody cares what my official position is.
Agreed.
A similar thing happens in India too