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Related to terminology of what people who write computer programs call themselves: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-programmer/ http://

• api_or_ipa 11y ago
  After reading that same article a half dozen times since starting my career, I still don't know what to call myself. Engineer? I don't have an engineering degree. Computer Scientist? The stuff I do feels a lot more engineering than science-- I have never completed a formal scientific methodology when writing code. Besides, my profs at university do a lot more talking/writing than coding. Programmer? As others have said, this cheapens me to the simple action that I take, not the problems that I solve. Developer? Along with being conflated with Real Estate Developers, this does very little to describe even the domain of my expertise. Is a chef a food developer?