Genuinely curious…

What’s with all the software “engineers” that didn’t go to school for engineering?

I was under the impression “engineer” was a professional title earned through accredited, matriculated education.

Context: a former co worker who worked customer service in a SaaS call center hit me up saying they’re an “engineer” after learning 6 weeks of CSS/HTML, after a year of taking support calls, a year after running a ski lift drinking beer in the mountains.

“Engineer” seems to have gone the way of anyone with a knife and cutting board calling themself a “chef”.

When did this change?

Sure hope this doesn’t trend to other professional tracks like nurse or lawyer.