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One of my minor pet peeves is that, in today's society, "engineer" seems
to mean "programmer." Does any one have any thoughts as to why that is?
I have done the vast majority of my technical writing in organizations
where the SMEs were Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or Civil
Engineers. These guys considered programmers to be demented
clerk-typists.
Before the fires and flame get started, let me disavow any agreement
with that opinion. I'm just reporting. "Just the facts Ma'am."
