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What Makes Software Development Engineering
A Hacker News discussion centers on a long-running question in the software industry: what actually distinguishes software engineering from ordinary programming. The article examines the practices, discipline and rigor that justify calling software development 'engineering,' a debate that resurfaces regularly among developers. Commenters are weighing in on whether the industry's day-to-day work truly deserves the engineering label.
Why now: Developers regularly debate whether their craft qualifies as true engineering, making this a perennially contentious topic
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- What makes software development engineering · ibobev · 33
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