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> figuring out some technologies That is research, not software development. For software development you know your tools and how to use them, and only what t

• maxxxxx 9y ago
  I call myself a developer but I often work on stuff where at the start we don't know whether it will be desktop, web, mobile or whatever. We don't know which database will be best so we try a few. I guess it's research but it feeds straight into development which is done by the same people within the same project.
  • zo1 9y ago
    >"We don't know which database will be best so we try a few." There is but a handful of valid choices for a relational database, and all of them pretty much able to handle every single thing you can throw at it. Or are you just trying out "flavors" of database? In which case you're wasting the client or employer's time/money, in all honesty.
    • maxxxxx 9y ago
      I work in medical devices. We can store data directly on the device, on some other device, the cloud or our data center. All have their advantages and disadvantages regarding security, maintainability, battery consumption and a lot of others. There is no clear answer up front so you have to try a few approaches and see how they go.
• varjag 9y ago
  Both are typically filed under R&D on expenses reports and more often than not done by the same people.