Software "engineers" to overseas markets...?
In my experience in school, it was the 1st and 2nd semester dropouts from mechanical, electrical, chemical engineering who decided the science and math was just too tough, and decided to become programmers.
The path of least resistance usually comes with less reward, and it is much easier to make a programmer our of an engineer, than a real engineer out of a programmer. My 10-year old son can write code, but can't design a propulsion system for the space-shuttle, a suspension for a car, or a proper bridge for infrastucture.
When you got a degree that's a dime a dozen, then supply and demand are going to take advantage. Anyone now in the US with a real engineering degree can virtually write their ticket to where they want to go.
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Take it easy with the snobbery, umkay...
One could just as easily argue that a 10 year old can play with lego and build things with an erector set, even a treehouse, a model rocket, dam up a creek, fab a skateboard, but not write an OS. I know some "real engineers" who are deficient in chem/physics.
Engineering is not limited to mechanical, electrical and chemical. For how long would the shuttle's propulsion system be of value without good code generated by men and women who are real engineers of software and firmware.
This whole thing reeks of the "only people who are Dr.s are those with an M.D. clap-trap.
I'm a computer science student in the U.S. Although I agree that software engineering isn't one of the typical engineering disciplines, it does still share the same basic engineering principles. I chose to study computer science because I enjoy learning about and working with technology. The other engineering disciplines wouldn't have given me that opportunity, even though I'm confident that I would do well in the courses required for those majors. For me it was a matter of choice and not a fallback option, so I'm hoping that when I graduate I will have many opportunities available to me.
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