I didn't read the entire article, I stopped after a couple of paragraphs. The problem as I see it is companies are trying to hire coders when they really want S

I didn't read the entire article, I stopped after a couple of paragraphs. The problem as I see it is companies are trying to hire coders when they really want Software Engineers. Or maybe I should say they are trying to buy a Software engineer but only willing to pay the coder rate. A good Software engineer can design a program or system and not even have to know the programming language, they understand software and how it should work. I have on many occasions told our SQL coders/programmers where problems are and how to fix them without ever having programmed in SQL. The key is the Software Engineer understands the fundamentals of the system as an engineer and understand how everything goes together and should work. For example, if you are designing a business system, you engineers understand how the business works and how the program can help it. The coders know how to implement the design but not the why's. If you are hiring outside vendors then it is even worse. They are coders that know nothing about your business or your project or what you are trying to do but they do know how to code something, let you try it, have you change it and try it again and change it again and try it again an...you get the picture. If you hire a software engineer that understands software and learns your business, they can develop design documents that can then direct your vendor. This creates a better product the first time and at a lower cost. The schools today are creating more and more programmers and fewer Software Engineers.