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[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Software engineers aren't real engineers because they don't work on physical engines."

-An absolute dumbass telling me this to my face years ago while literally designing a software solution for (hardware) engineers on a manufacturing line

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah. Software engineers aren't real engineers because they aren't liable for their poor design decisions.

[–] afox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a software engineer I'll never kill anyone with a bad practice or mistake. You right my G. You right.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Never say never. AI is generating code from your code.