This seems like gatekeeping. You’re describing the awesome power of software: it can be updated and infinitely replicated and is therefore more tolerant of mistakes. Just because the field has this boon doesn’t mean that those working in it aren’t “real engineers” or whatever.

Suppose technology was sufficiently advanced to make steel mold production nearly free and instant. Are the mold designers no longer engineers then? (Watch out for 3D printing, by the way...)