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I don't think licensure is part of the definition of "engineer"
by vinylkey 8y ago
I don't think licensure is part of the definition of "engineer"
- diminoten 8y agoI didn't get a chance to see the comment before he edited it out, but in some countries (Canada I think?) "engineer" is actually a protected title, requiring licensure. I don't know what his point was, but as a "software engineer", I sometimes wonder if I should be called a "developer" and let my PE friend keep the "engineer" title, just for clarity's sake.
- cbanek 8y agoThis, also there was that kerfuffle in Oregon about someone saying they were an engineer, but not licensed, and how that was apparently illegal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/12/08/criticizing-red-light-cameras-is-not-a-punishable-offense-oregon-concedes/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.10388ee7b64d https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/12/0...
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoThat was more about the state getting the insane idea that criticizing traffic light timings was "unlicensed practice of engineering".
- gpm 8y agoCanadian here - I'm pretty sure it's only the term "professional engineer" that's protected here, we definitely have tons of people being called "software engineers" who aren't licensed engineers.
- ramchip 8y agoIn Quebec and Ontario, "engineer" is also protected. Microsoft has been fined in the past because of their usage of "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer." https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/engineering/quebec-order-of-engineers-wins-legal-battle-with-microsoft/1000018197/ https://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/engineering/quebe...
- burnit 8y agoOh wow, I thought it was being downvoted as an initialism for autism spectrum disorder.
- madjackwalker 8y agoMe too lol, thinking "here's another way of calling me an autistic data geek"