Engineering and Craftsmanship
One of the things that differentiates software engineering from other engineering disciplines is that we regularly and fully practice all aspects of the software construction process. Other types of engineers generally have interest and skills in their fields’ associated construction processes, but they rarely live them as a daily activity.
Automotive engineers may spend time on the assembly line, but they do not work it regularly. Civil engineers may supervise and inspect the building of bridges or buildings, but they spend little time driving rivets, pouring concrete, or stringing suspension cables. Probably the closest to software engineers’ total immersion might be the handful of test pilots who are also aeronautical ...
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