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Discussion on: I Want To Be a Software Engineer

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Raí B. Toffoletto

""... it’s the only engineering that you can get without a university degree or diploma.""

I think in order to call yourself a software ENGINEER you need to have a proper diploma. I have 2 degrees and a masters in Music but I work as a full stack developer. And the key word is Developer, I studied by myself, did certifications, and I'm a good developer, but I'll never call myself an engineer. I think it's kind of disrespectful to others who invested in their degrees... it's kind of calling someone that works in a dentist office without never been to nursing school or got a proper medical degree a Doctor.

Call me a Developer, a Coder, but I am not an Engineer.

I know people have different opinions on this, but this is my vision, we should respect those who invested years in getting their diploma. 😉

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Joseph Mania

True , tehre is a difference between a software developer and a software engineer, self-taught programmers will take time to become a software engineer, but when you take a course like computer science, you get to learn alot more than just writing codes.