On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 22:42:43 GMT, Tony Toews <tt****@telusplanet.net> wrote:
(Zebra Music) wrote:
Software Engineer
Engineer? What does software have to do with engineering? Call yourself a
developer. Or whatever. But engineer???
The terminology is commonly used, though it is not actually legal most places
in the USA and Canada to call oneself an Engineer in the software field -
http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonso...w&ixPost=49991.
I can legally say I am experienced in Software Engineering, however.
I know of a person in the L.A. area who was forced to change the sign on his
business and his newspaper ad because a competitor complained that he was
calling himself an Audio Engineer. The competitor was right to complain, of
course, because he knew he was not legally allowed to compete with that
advertising on a level playing field.