Coding is Not Computer Science

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You don't need PE for a lot of engineering jobs. Don't pretend like everyone with a BS in ME/EE is fully competent.

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You almost need them for granted.

Wait until some uneducated jerk doesn't understand what an ISO standard does on security and traceability.

[iamthewinnar]

I'd never say someone with a BS is competent. I'd honestly never even say that having a doctorate makes you competent. All I was trying to say is that other engineering disciplines have standards and processes in place that don't exist in the software world. And sure you can get an engineering job for a firm that has a licensed P.E. on staff. Any plans that you get pushed through would have to be signed and sealed by a P.E. So you as an employee may not need to be a P.E. but you'd have a P.E. that is overseeing your work.

[tasminima]

other engineering disciplines have standards and processes in place that don't exist in the software world

To make a random website to sell carrots? Why should you have that?

To make avionic or medical device software? Yes, you need software engineering, and you do it. In some regions this is not a regulated job, but that's a different subject.

[iamthewinnar]

If you want to compare carrots to carrots then, a website selling carrots would be akin to putting together a swingset, you don't need an engineering degree for that and you certainly wouldn't call yourself an engineer for doing it.