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by kohanz 1424 days ago
In his jurisdiction (NYC), probably. Not everywhere, even though in places where this is technically prohibited (e.g Canada), it is poorly enforced.
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goodpoint 1424 days ago
Just because something is legal it does not mean it's reasonable.
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EddySchauHai 1424 days ago
Just because something isn’t reasonable doesn’t mean it isn’t correct. If someone is hired as a software engineer and they refer to themselves as a software engineer, that’s their prerogative. Do I think it’s reasonable the term is used for people without professional experience or formal education? Not really. But that’s how it is and we shouldn’t put someone down (as OP seems to have done) because of it.
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goodpoint 1424 days ago
> If someone is hired as a software engineer and they refer to themselves as a software engineer, that’s their prerogative.

No.

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mrtranscendence 1424 days ago
Language evolves. Shaking your fist at the term "software engineer" isn't going to roll back those changes. If my title is software engineer (it isn't, it's ML engineer), and that's what recruiters looking at my resume will expect for the kinds of jobs I'm qualified for, then by golly I'm going to call myself an engineer.
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goodpoint 1423 days ago
Sounds like I hit a nerve there.

Language also involves. When words lose meaning people abandon them.

> Shaking your fist at the term "software engineer" isn't going to roll back those changes

And yet many countries has been capable of regulating words like "engineer", "medicine", "certified airline pilot" for very good reasons.

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