Pretty much the same thing, except software engineers who are programmer-oriented love code more than the products they create. They love writing it, making the code look nice, spending a lot of time thinking about how to design it, etc, even though the final product they deploy stinks!
Developer oriented engineers love creating great products, they love refining, optimizing, testing, and delivering a great deal of functionality, even though the code they write might be a mess!
2007-03-02 23:24:13
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answered by Raymond 3
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As it is understood by most people, the title "Programmer" is used as the same thing as a "developer". It is true that programmers are often developers, and vice versa.
A programmer is an individual that uses a programming language to write the code that makes a program work. Strictly speaking, a programmer could be tasked to one tiny aspect of an overall project, and may not even know what the whole thing will do upon completion. A programmer by definition is simply one who programs.
A developer, on the other hand, is an individual who *creates* a program. I realize that this seems like a narrow distinction, but it's an important one. A programmer may use their skills to create a particular aspect of a program, but the developer is the one that decides what the program itself will involve, what kind of technology, etc. They are often programmers themselves because they need to be in order to understand the complexity of the program development process, but they're generally the one's in charge of the "big picture" when it comes to creating a program.
A customer decides what a program should do...a developer decides how the program will do it...and the programmer makes the program do it.
Clear as mud, I know...but I hope it helps ;-)
2007-03-03 06:02:36
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answered by poeticjustice72182 3
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Programmer >>> Software Developer.
Developer >>> System Developer.
But, you know what, its pretty much the same.
2007-03-03 06:01:21
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answered by Hema 2
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programmer is person who writes computer programs
Developer is a persone who develops a computer program.Over and about writing a computer program he studies the whole system and develops it.
2007-03-03 06:05:30
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answered by ssmindia 6
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They are exactly the same!!
2007-03-03 17:25:48
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answered by Smutty 6
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