[ashchristopher]

In Canada, part of the distinction is that Software Engineers are real (with a ring) engineers. A lot of their education is in engineering principles - same classes as Electrical, Mechanical and Computer engineers.

I know in the states Software Engineer describes most developers. How many Twitter engineers are actual engineers? Exactly.

[prodigal_erik]

Does that mean Canadian software engineers are required to study stuff like statics and dynamics and metallurgy, wasting time on mechanical failure modes that are utterly irrelevant in software?

[ashchristopher]

Yes to statics and dynamics.