Software designers, not engineers: An interview from alternative universe
Often overlooked, the core tenet of engineering is public safety. This is why professional engineers are required to obtain a license, register in their practicing jurisdiction, and are held liable if their work fails to achieve a prescribed consensus of acceptability.<p>Imagine if software was held to the same level of scrutiny..? Software is carpentered, some is designed, and little is actually engineered.<p>Engineers don&#x27;t fail forward, early, fast, or often. They don&#x27;t move fast and break things. Not engineering software is great, because if you had to pull permits to build your software, the web would still look like 1996 and my phone would have a keypad.