I remember once when I was attending a lecture during my undergraduate years at APIIT. The lecturer (who was from a legal background) asked us a question 'What is coding'. This question was asked in a similar manner a layman would ask an IT expert.
Surprisingly none of us could answer that question because as undergraduates our focus was not in understanding coding but to improve our proficiency in coding. However today I am able to answer it by simply saying 'Speaking to the computer', This is a technique used by programmers to speak to electronic devices.
Next time if someone asks me the question
Q: Who are Software Engineers
My answer will be
A: Living Things (also known as Professionals) attempting to speak to non living things
