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Exactly. I would appreciate someone explaining the difference between software developer and software engineer (and why this salary difference).
by NTDF9 13y ago
Exactly. I would appreciate someone explaining the difference between software developer and software engineer (and why this salary difference).
- rfnslyr 13y agoSoftware engineer designs logic. Software developer translates that into code? I don't know.
- grecy 13y agoMy degree is called "Software Engineering", and is accredited by the Australia Institute of Engineers, of which I am a member. So, in Australia at least, A Software Engineer is a "real" Engineer.
- a-priori 13y agoThe same is true in Canada. You can't call yourself any kind of engineer, software or otherwise, unless you're a licensed and accredited engineer.
- grecy 13y agoI'm in Canada these days, and my understanding is "Software" is not recognized as a kind of "Engineering" here, so I actually can't call myself and Engineer. Am I wrong on that?
- ceras 13y agoThis survey was in the US, though, where the term "software engineer" isn't regulated in any way. You can become one just by impressing someone with your Github profile: no other accreditation or experience necessary.
- pnathan 13y agoSome of it has to do with the seriousness of the work at hand. Some of it is just mental... "engineering" as opposed to "developing".
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