Developer vs Programmer
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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.
When Donald Knuth was asked this question some 13 years ago, his response was: The difference between a computer programmer and a computer scientist is a job-title thing. Edsgar Dijkstra wants proudly to be called a ‘computer programmer,’ although he hasn’t touched a computer now for some years. He wrote his really terrific essay on the Humble Programmer discussing this. To me, ‘computer programmer’ is an honorable term, but to some people a computer programmer is somebody who just follows instructions without understanding what he’s doing, one who just knows how to get through the idiosyncrasies of some language.
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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
Dear Sirs, Thanks for your replies! Now I know what to put on my card:
Software Developer, Architect, Engineer, Designer, and Programmer
Because I not only have to manage the small aspects of my code (programming), but I also write my own algorithms, and I manage the design of the programs at the largest scale. Thanks especially for the puns, I can't get enough of them!
In Christ, Aaron Laws http://ProCure.com
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When Donald Knuth was asked this question some 13 years ago, his response was: The difference between a computer programmer and a computer scientist is a job-title thing. Edsgar Dijkstra wants proudly to be called a ‘computer programmer,’ although he hasn’t touched a computer now for some years. He wrote his really terrific essay on the Humble Programmer discussing this. To me, ‘computer programmer’ is an honorable term, but to some people a computer programmer is somebody who just follows instructions without understanding what he’s doing, one who just knows how to get through the idiosyncrasies of some language.
"Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw later in life what you have deposited along the way." - Unknown
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
Programming has become easier, but development has become more difficult.
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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. :)
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[My articles]Yup, that's in my line of thought.
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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Dear Sirs, Thanks for your replies! Now I know what to put on my card:
Software Developer, Architect, Engineer, Designer, and Programmer
Because I not only have to manage the small aspects of my code (programming), but I also write my own algorithms, and I manage the design of the programs at the largest scale. Thanks especially for the puns, I can't get enough of them!
In Christ, Aaron Laws http://ProCure.com
In my card I put "Developer! Developer! Developer!" when I want to work in a microsoft shop.
-- Miguel A. Vilariño Software Developer
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In my card I put "Developer! Developer! Developer!" when I want to work in a microsoft shop.
-- Miguel A. Vilariño Software Developer
I think you left off a "Developer!" -- the most important one too.
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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 serverengineer = converts half a mile of Cu wire, 6 oz of silicon, and gallons of beer into 40,000 developer/programmer jobs.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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engineer = converts half a mile of Cu wire, 6 oz of silicon, and gallons of beer into 40,000 developer/programmer jobs.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Who in turn overburden the device with demands that forces the engineer to consume more beer to produce a faster one ...
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engineer = converts half a mile of Cu wire, 6 oz of silicon, and gallons of beer into 40,000 developer/programmer jobs.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Because the software guys always have to fix the hardware bugs ;P
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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Dear Sirs, Thanks for your replies! Now I know what to put on my card:
Software Developer, Architect, Engineer, Designer, and Programmer
Because I not only have to manage the small aspects of my code (programming), but I also write my own algorithms, and I manage the design of the programs at the largest scale. Thanks especially for the puns, I can't get enough of them!
In Christ, Aaron Laws http://ProCure.com
