I looked at the previous submissions of this essay from 2011 [1]. I can't help but think that the author's idea would have been better conveyed as "I am not a software engineer."<p>Meet someone who identifies as a software engineer where they. Engineer and gardener are not mutual exclusive identities.<p>[1]: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=chrisaitchison.com" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=chrisaitchison.com</a>