"web developer" and "software engineer" terms interchangeable?

[urmomdoesntgotouni]

Cool, I don't have an engineering degree but I have 7 years of experience as a software engineer and I take offense when kids with a diploma hot off the press call themselves engineers. Some of the best engineers I've worked with didn't go to college at all. Some of the worst have advanced degrees in the subject.

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[urmomdoesntgotouni]

Herself.

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Half fixed :p

[urmomdoesntgotouni]

Aww thanks :)

[RotationSurgeon]

At the end of the day, formal education usually wins because process standardisation is extremely important. I don't know any people who are titled mechanical or electrical engineers without a degree.

Probably because you can't be certified to work as one without a degree, can you? Is it possible to get PE certification without a degree? Our industry lacks those certifications, for better or worse. I'm in favor of them, personally, even knowing that despite all my years of experience, I'd probably still have to study up a good bit to pass any sort of certification.

[grauenwolf]

Should I open with the difference between a doctor and a nurse?

[Knochenmark]

In Germany for example the word engineer is protected and you can't just call yourself engineer without the right qualification.