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Software developer always seemed to me to be an unambiguous and good name for what we do. It takes programming, and all the things you mentioned, to develop so
by executesorder66 6y ago
Software developer always seemed to me to be an unambiguous and good name for what we do.
It takes programming, and all the things you mentioned, to develop software.
On top of that it is not an overloaded term with some other title from some other industry.
- waheoo 6y agoIs programmer overloaded from somewhere else too? I like software developer. Its probably the most commonly understood term too. Odd fact, accountants sometimes hire interns called "coders" because they code account transactions. Its one of the most tedious jobs I've ever had.
- executesorder66 6y agoNot that I am aware of. But as I mentioned, programming is not the only thing that software developers do. I mean I'd image that attending meetings takes up a huge amount of time for a CEO. But they aren't called "meeters" because that's not all they do.
- waheoo 6y agoRight but id hazard thats an exception to the rule. How many jobs come to mind that dont label based in their primary function? Because the jobs that do label based on primary function are very easy to come up with. Brick layers, plumbers, painters, miners, accountants, lawyers, sailors, banker tellers. Software development is a thing, and software developer perfectly fits that view. I guess I just think* a software developer is a professional whereas a programmer is more apt for things like open source development. Programmer being more of a general term encompassing software developers. *Nuanced and subjective thoughts.