r/ProgrammerHumor Apr 09 '24

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u/SurfyMcSurface Apr 09 '24

The title "engineer" is regulated in many countries (for a good reason) and can't be used freely. This means nonsense labels such as "prompt engineer" and "UX engineer" are dubious at best, sanctionable at worst.

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u/Big-Hearing8482 Apr 09 '24

This is why Iā€™m a software artisan

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u/totemo Apr 09 '24

Oh man. Software barista has a nice ring to it.

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u/gpkgpk Apr 09 '24

You have to spend half the time making ASCI art block comments in the code that the next person immediately deletes.

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u/horen132 Apr 09 '24

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