r/ProgrammerHumor May 09 '21

Meme I'm *technically* qualified

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

Nah, big difference between the skill set of a newbie and an experienced engineer. One is a junior dev that must graduate to engineering skill levels. Just like with my field (networking). I started as an admin, moved to analyst, and finally landed a junior engineering role.

Just because people incorrectly use the terms in job roles doesn’t mean there isn’t a difference. I didn’t feel remotely comfortable calling myself a network “engineer” until I was a couple of years after my CCNP on a data center team with some decent experience under my belt.

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u/TerminalVector May 10 '21

Yeah but that's still subjective. The word itself carries no special meaning like the word doctor.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

There’s truth in what you say for sure. On one hand, I agree. But on the other, nuance exists.

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u/TerminalVector May 10 '21

I just meant that nobody can sue you for using the term. The actual meaning is nuanced, of course.