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by jdimov9 3807 days ago
And 100% of the "software engineers" with a CS degree are not actually engineers.
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I bet at least a few are Charted/Professional Engineers and remember that not all countries really consider Engineers as proper professionals like Doctors or Lawyers.

I actually stated down the track to charted status but in the end gave up as it has no value to me.

Yeah I'm not sure it's such a good idea to get the government involved in certifying programmers. On the other hand, many who call themselves engineers are confusing themselves or the public.
The professions self regulate in the main