I would call myself an artisanal programmer. Software Engineers are some of the least likable people I've ever met and being associated with them is cringe. Questions like, "Why are you using Notepad++ instead of using VSCode with 100+ plugins?" in a very condescending manner gets old very quickly. They need the title of Engineer because deep down they are very insecure.

On the plus side, they're usually promoted very quickly to management and never code again.

Exactly, when the real question is "why are you using notepad++ instead of emacs, you philistine?"

I think you might be interested in reading the post Are We Really Engineers (https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/are-we-really-engineers/), which in part covers the point about whether "engineer" is closer to a profession designator or a respectable title. It really surprised me when I read it first time!

> I would call myself an artisanal programmer. Software Engineers are (...) very condescending (...) They need the title of Engineer because deep down they are very insecure.

Jokes really do write themselves sometimes...

Sounds similar to Rust programmers