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by nicbou 388 days ago
I'd say that engineering is in this case a mindset. It means bringing rigour and precision to the craft.

I agree that many software developers are not software engineers.
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kazinator 387 days ago
The problem is that "rigour" is defined by a religious belief in some particular set of OCD habits.
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nicbou 387 days ago
No? Rigour means setting up systems and countermeasures to ensure a certain standard of quality. It's the science of delivering reliable software.
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