Programmer vs. Developper
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In the context of IT what are some major and subtle differences ?
If we laymen pick one and use it interchangeably, do you think they get offended ? -
@iqaluit said in Programmer vs. Developper:
If we laymen pick one and use it interchangeably, do you think they get offended ?
For me it is similar in meaning.
LOL. I always say: I am a Perl programmer and web developer.Developper
I guess your keyboard triggered the p twice.
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It should be the same, but i see some companies treat programmers like exchangeable cheap labor and maintain managers in charge of creative development of the product.
This corporate mentality is obviously an immense waste of talent and potential in many cases.
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For a layman, it is probably interchangeable. It's probably more important how the terms are used for a particular company as it could be different from another company. But in my mind, a difference could be a programmer might emphasize coding while a developer might participate more in requirements analysis or design.
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@rchu From a language point of view, a developer is somehow responsible for a product. If you write some sort of a routine, that's a programmer. If you write an application, that's a developer. Though as many applications (and web sites) are more assembled than coded, you can be a developer without ever being a programmer.
