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In the US at least, "IT" is the support staff that maintains networks, provides staff support, approves/rejects new employee software requests (mostly rejects),
by jnbiche 10y ago
In the US at least, "IT" is the support staff that maintains networks, provides staff support, approves/rejects new employee software requests (mostly rejects), etc.
Software developers/engineers design new products for a company. It's a significant difference.
I personally don't mind being called "coder", "programmer", "software developer", or "software engineer" (the last two have been part of my formal titles), but please don't call me "IT".
- PhasmaFelis 10y agoI'm a coder and I've done all of those things, often at the same job where I was coding. Insisting on a sharply-drawn distinction sounds like it's just a way for coders to tell themselves that they're better than support monkeys.