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  • G glennPattonWork3

    I class myself as an Engineer as to quote some one 'Scientists look at the unknown, Engineers create the unknown' Wish I could remember the quote accurately...

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    W Balboos GHB
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    Yeah - not quite right. Scientist look for the unknown and discover or create it. Engineers optimize what the scientists find.

    Ravings en masse^

    "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

    "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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    • S super

      While on a mailing list of Job openings in around my area, I noticed two Job openings for software development. One was titled "Software Developer" and "Software Engineer". For both the responsibly/Job description and requirement was same (Engineer needed English knowledge along with Engineering degree though). So what is the difference between too in a software Company.

      cheers,

      Super

      ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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      W Balboos GHB
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      Possibly used an excuse to give two people doing the same thing different pay.

      Ravings en masse^

      "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

      "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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      • S super

        While on a mailing list of Job openings in around my area, I noticed two Job openings for software development. One was titled "Software Developer" and "Software Engineer". For both the responsibly/Job description and requirement was same (Engineer needed English knowledge along with Engineering degree though). So what is the difference between too in a software Company.

        cheers,

        Super

        ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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        CodeWraith
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        Up to now it was for me not more than the question what word to put on the business cards. I still wish I had gotten the cards with the title 'wizard'.

        I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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        • S super

          While on a mailing list of Job openings in around my area, I noticed two Job openings for software development. One was titled "Software Developer" and "Software Engineer". For both the responsibly/Job description and requirement was same (Engineer needed English knowledge along with Engineering degree though). So what is the difference between too in a software Company.

          cheers,

          Super

          ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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          Maximilien
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          Depending on where you live, you can only be an engineer (by title) if you are registered as one. For example, in Québec I cannot be called a software engineer because I am not a registered engineer.

          I'd rather be phishing!

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          • S super

            While on a mailing list of Job openings in around my area, I noticed two Job openings for software development. One was titled "Software Developer" and "Software Engineer". For both the responsibly/Job description and requirement was same (Engineer needed English knowledge along with Engineering degree though). So what is the difference between too in a software Company.

            cheers,

            Super

            ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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            dandy72
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            super wrote:

            So what is the difference between too in a software Company.

            Ego. If someone insists on one over the other, you probably don't want to work with them anyway.

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            • M Maximilien

              Depending on where you live, you can only be an engineer (by title) if you are registered as one. For example, in Québec I cannot be called a software engineer because I am not a registered engineer.

              I'd rather be phishing!

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              dandy72
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              Maximilien wrote:

              For example, in Québec I cannot be called a software engineer because I am not a registered engineer.

              Probably for the best. Given the frequency of news reports coming out of the province on crumbling infrastructure (bridges declared unsafe and needing emergency repairs, chunks of overpasses falling onto incoming traffic, heck, the Olympic stadium in Montreal), it seems that "engineer" in Quebec has become a dirty word.

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              • F Fueled By Decaff

                I don't know about in a software company, but it is about £50 on car insurance.

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                realJSOP
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                You can save 15% or more by switching to Gieco.

                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                • A Amarnath S

                  One possible difference is : - Engineer can be either Developer or Tester. - Developer is Developer alone, and not into testing.

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                  Amarnath S wrote:

                  and not into testing

                  Werd.

                  ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                  You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                  When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                    Amarnath S wrote:

                    and not into testing

                    Werd.

                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                    -----
                    When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                    Amarnath S
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                    I meant that a developer does not usually get into system testing. Of course, he is responsible for unit testing as a part of development.

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                    • A Amarnath S

                      I meant that a developer does not usually get into system testing. Of course, he is responsible for unit testing as a part of development.

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                      realJSOP
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                      And I'm saying developers aren't really into testing at all (unless the testing is performed in production).

                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                      When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                      • realJSOPR realJSOP

                        And I'm saying developers aren't really into testing at all (unless the testing is performed in production).

                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                        -----
                        When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                        Daniel Pfeffer
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                        #realJSOP wrote:

                        (unless the testing is performed in production).

                        You mean, like Microsoft does? :sigh:

                        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                        • S super

                          While on a mailing list of Job openings in around my area, I noticed two Job openings for software development. One was titled "Software Developer" and "Software Engineer". For both the responsibly/Job description and requirement was same (Engineer needed English knowledge along with Engineering degree though). So what is the difference between too in a software Company.

                          cheers,

                          Super

                          ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                          englebart
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                          In many jurisdictions, Engineer is a professional title like Doctor is for an M.D.. Calling yourself an Engineer without being a state registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) can lead to fraud charges. Most of the true P.E.s I have seen in software typically work on control systems and the like.

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                          • realJSOPR realJSOP

                            You can save 15% or more by switching to Gieco.

                            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                            -----
                            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                            -----
                            When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                            obermd
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                            #realJSOP wrote:

                            You can save 15% or more by switching to Gieco.

                            Only if you promise not to run over the gecko. ;P

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                            • S super

                              While on a mailing list of Job openings in around my area, I noticed two Job openings for software development. One was titled "Software Developer" and "Software Engineer". For both the responsibly/Job description and requirement was same (Engineer needed English knowledge along with Engineering degree though). So what is the difference between too in a software Company.

                              cheers,

                              Super

                              ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                              obermd
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                              I have no idea, but I do know the difference between a mathematician and an engineer. Week 1: Researcher brings in a mathematician and an engineer into the lab. There are two stoves with a pot of water on each. He tells them to boil the water, so they both go over and turn the stoves on high and soon enough, each has a pot of boiling water. Week 2: Same researcher, mathematician, and engineer in the same lab. This time the pots are on the shelf. The researcher gives them the same instruction - boil a pot of water. The engineer grabs a pot, fills it from the sink in the lab, and puts it on the stove. He then turns the stove on and soon has a boiling pot of water. The mathematician goes to the shelf, grabs a pot, fills it with water and then puts it on the stove. After a few minutes, the researcher asks the mathematician why he stopped at that point. The mathematician responds "I proved you can boil the water from this state last week."

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