8LU - Are we *really* engineers? by Hillel Wayne
What it is
Hillel Wayne reports on interviews with 17 people who have worked as both software and traditional engineers. He argues the fields are fundamentally the same and have much to learn from each other.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as the reference for whether software is really engineering and how it differs from other disciplines.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“There was a good talk on this subject last week”
Good talk on whether software developers are really engineers.
exdsq, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “Why do so few people major in computer science? (2017)”
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Topics: software engineering, engineering discipline, hillel wayne, interviews
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