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  • I Ian Shlasko

    I consider them interchangeable, really... But I think "Developer" just sounds more like a person who creates things... While a "Programmer" sounds like someone who just fills in the blanks... For example, go back 10-15 years... Just about anyone could "program" their VCR, but very few people could "develop" one. Then there's the whole "Architect" title, which is just a fancy way of saying "Designer," but making it sound more like engineering and less like fashion. Me, I'm just a geek with a compiler. EDIT: Don't know why someone one-voted you... It's a valid question.

    Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)

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    Ian Shlasko wrote:

    Then there's the whole "Architect" title, which is just a fancy way of saying "Designer,"

    In my country “Designer” is synonym of “Gay”. So, do we have any Architects here? :-D

    The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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      Ian Shlasko wrote:

      I think "Developer" just sounds more like a person who creates things... While a "Programmer" sounds like someone who just fills in the blanks

      Exactly.. :thumbsup: That makes us feel proud to be the one..

      Believe Yourself™

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      Gandalf - The White wrote:

      the one

      Yeah, I've always wanted to dodge bullets. It looks like fun. Personally, though, I'd do it without the shades... Seems like it'd make it harder to see them clearly.

      Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)

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        Ian Shlasko wrote:

        Then there's the whole "Architect" title, which is just a fancy way of saying "Designer,"

        In my country “Designer” is synonym of “Gay”. So, do we have any Architects here? :-D

        The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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        Deyan Georgiev wrote:

        In my country “Designer” is synonym of “Gay”

        Heheh... There's a line to use against the so-called "fashionistas."

        Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)

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        • L LimitedAtonement

          Dear Sirs, I see this forboding warning up top "DO NOT POST PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS HERE," so I will warily proceed. If I were to think of a title for myself, why might I choose `Developer' over `Programmer' or vice versa? What do they mean? More than their denotation, what do they connote? Thanks.

          In Christ, Aaron Laws http://ProCure.com

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          LimitedAtonement wrote:

          might I choose `Developer' over `Programmer' or vice versa?

          You may also consider 'coder'... :rolleyes:

          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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          In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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            LimitedAtonement wrote:

            might I choose `Developer' over `Programmer' or vice versa?

            You may also consider 'coder'... :rolleyes:

            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
            This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
            [My articles]

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            Ian Shlasko
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            Other amusing titles include: "Computer god" "Miracle worker" "Geek" "The guy who makes the magic boxes work"

            Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)

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              LimitedAtonement wrote:

              might I choose `Developer' over `Programmer' or vice versa?

              You may also consider 'coder'... :rolleyes:

              If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
              This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
              [My articles]

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              "Digital Ninja" for me.


              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                LimitedAtonement wrote:

                might I choose `Developer' over `Programmer' or vice versa?

                You may also consider 'coder'... :rolleyes:

                If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                [My articles]

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                I get called a "keyboard monkey". It makes me cry. :((

                "People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.

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                • N Nagy Vilmos

                  "Digital Ninja" for me.


                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                  Do you fight Digital Pirates?

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                  • L LimitedAtonement

                    Dear Sirs, I see this forboding warning up top "DO NOT POST PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS HERE," so I will warily proceed. If I were to think of a title for myself, why might I choose `Developer' over `Programmer' or vice versa? What do they mean? More than their denotation, what do they connote? Thanks.

                    In Christ, Aaron Laws http://ProCure.com

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                    programmer = converts specification and pizza into code developer = converts requirements and pizza into code

                    Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
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                      Ian Shlasko wrote:

                      Then there's the whole "Architect" title, which is just a fancy way of saying "Designer,"

                      In my country “Designer” is synonym of “Gay”. So, do we have any Architects here? :-D

                      The narrow specialist in the broad sense of the word is a complete idiot in the narrow sense of the word. Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                      Gandalf_TheWhite
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                      Deyan Georgiev wrote:

                      In my country “Designer” is synonym of “Gay”

                      Ohhh!! :omg: and which country?

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                      • I Ian Shlasko

                        Gandalf - The White wrote:

                        the one

                        Yeah, I've always wanted to dodge bullets. It looks like fun. Personally, though, I'd do it without the shades... Seems like it'd make it harder to see them clearly.

                        Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)

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                        Gandalf_TheWhite
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                        Yepp :cool:

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                          I get called a "keyboard monkey". It makes me cry. :((

                          "People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.

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                          Never mind.:rose: You ignore those rough boys. Oh, and here, have a Banana.

                          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                          • N Nagy Vilmos

                            "Digital Ninja" for me.


                            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                            Gandalf_TheWhite
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                            Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                            "Digital Ninja"

                            :cool: Awesome You have a fertile mind ;)

                            Believe Yourself™

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                              Never mind.:rose: You ignore those rough boys. Oh, and here, have a Banana.

                              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                              :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( :(( MUMMY!!!

                              "People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.

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                                "Digital Ninja" for me.


                                Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                                Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                "Digital Ninja" for me.

                                Nah, that was when you were Mouton Rothschild powered by. Now you're 'coder'. :laugh:

                                If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                [My articles]

                                In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                                • I Ian Shlasko

                                  Do you fight Digital Pirates?

                                  Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Developer, Author (Guardians of Xen)

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                                  Nagy Vilmos
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                                  Pirates vs Ninjas is a very specialised operation.


                                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                                  • N Nagy Vilmos

                                    "Digital Ninja" for me.


                                    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                                    I did once have : "Section leader who couldn't be bothered to think up a pretentious name for his section, but who wanted a long job title to annoy the personnel department when the time came to have the business cards printed." It worked, too.

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                                    • L LimitedAtonement

                                      Dear Sirs, I see this forboding warning up top "DO NOT POST PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS HERE," so I will warily proceed. If I were to think of a title for myself, why might I choose `Developer' over `Programmer' or vice versa? What do they mean? More than their denotation, what do they connote? Thanks.

                                      In Christ, Aaron Laws http://ProCure.com

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                                      Pretty much what everyone else says. A Developer develops. They take concepts and ideas and formulate them into systems, processes and code. Programmers just basicaly code, normally to a spec. Don't think round the box or the consequances of a problem. Everyone starts as a programer :D but only some become true developers.

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                                      • P peterchen

                                        programmer = converts specification and pizza into code developer = converts requirements and pizza into code

                                        Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
                                        | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server

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                                        :-D C'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet. and coder = converts pizza into code, and used printed requirements/specifications as scratch paper, or for cleaning desk from lost pizza pieces. hacker = can convert anything into anything. Especially in movies. With blinking progress bars and screens full of quick scrolling figures that freeze on the search result.

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                                          programmer = converts specification and pizza into code developer = converts requirements and pizza into code

                                          Personally, I love the idea that Raymond spends his nights posting bad regexs to mailing lists under the pseudonym of Jane Smith. He'd be like a super hero, only more nerdy and less useful. [Trevel]
                                          | FoldWithUs! | sighist | µLaunch - program launcher for server core and hyper-v server

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                                          peterchen wrote:

                                          programmer = converts specification and pizza into code developer = converts requirements and pizza into code

                                          programmer = converts specification and pizza into code. developer = converts requirements and pizza into code. architect = converts requirements and nail varnish into specifications. FFY. :)

                                          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                                          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                                          [My articles]

                                          In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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