Put the #engineering back in software engineering
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A not-so-simple questionDear software makers,What are we?Are we hackers, who, in the words of Richard Stallman, explore “the limits of what is possible, in a spirit of playful cleverness?”Are we craftsmen, who, in the words of the Software Craftsmanship Manifesto, “are raising the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft?”Are we ninjas, jedis, gurus, or rock stars?Stereotypes and CaricaturesPersonally, I wouldn’t want any of these titles, and I’m troubled that anyone would want to glamorize what we do with terms like rock star. I certainly don’t see anyone here where I work wearing leather pants and thrusting their hips toward a screaming audience (nor would I want to!).I’m somewhat fond of a caricature I grew up with, which was something like a (...)
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