No worries. Think I'll call myself an author as the source code is a text that can amount to a copyrighted work.
Hopefully this will not conflict with another field and and we can put this issue to rest.
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In my opinion, software engineering has about another 50 years before it matures to the point where it is a "proper" engineering profession.
New resume title just dropped
I call myself an "IT systems engineer".
There is a difference between computer programmer and software engineers.
Ah, by the way, Edsger W Dijkstra referred to himself as a programmer. Good times.
It's like the term "social scientist". People always like to quibble, but eh... whatever...