[gremlinunderway]

Sorry, this was already on its way out from the very beginning with the term "software engineer".

Outside of tech, being an actual engineer involves universal standards, certifications and the onus and responsibility of failures that the deregulated libertarian paradise of the tech world is impossible to implement.

Actual engineers go through rigorous testing, certification and have universal standards that uphold them to meet these standards regardless of business pressure.

Until the tech and software world have anywhere near that level of scrutiny by public institutions (good luck, all you will hear is the screams of "communism!") then frankly its already looked dumb ever since developers were even called "engineers" to begin with.