2007-08-06 01:45:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Nothing. Programmers are what they are called outside of the industry. Developers are what they are called inside the industry. If you say, "I am a developer", to someone that isn't in IT, they typically think like construction developer or something. I usually just say Software developer to people and leave it at that.
2007-08-06 01:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by gdodd10 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Software devloping is a process which are done through 5 steps,the steps are:
1.Analysis
2.Design
3.Coding
4.Testing
5.Implementation
All steps comes under software devloping.And step 3 (Coding), done by the programmers.
So we can say that ,a good software devloper must be a good programmer.
But there are restriction for software devolpers is that he/she must know about all phases of software devloping model but programmers does not required to know about all phases of software devloping.
2007-08-06 11:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by Sonu S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could be the same just different labels as suggested in the previous post, or sometimes the difference could be:
programmer - the one who actually writes the code
developer - designs the software (should have these functions, look like this, etc). This role could also be called a systems analyst.
Labels are tricky. The system analysts role for example, I have seen at least 5 different interpretations of it (inside the same company). My advice is to look at the job description and not the label.
2007-08-06 08:53:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who writes computer code is a "programmer". A programmer could do thing such as correct bugs in software, add new features, upgrade software, develop routines for a software library, etc. They could even create a new program.
A "software developer" is a "programmer" who is creating a new software right from the start.
So a "software developer" is one function that a "programmer" could funfill.
2007-08-06 09:01:18 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Programmer :- writes short computer programs for solving small specific problems, for instance, finding the solution of a system of linear equations.
Software developer :- Writes big as well as small computer programs for professional problem-solving and commercial purposes. For example, the MATLAB software.
2007-08-06 08:53:42 · answer #5 · answered by Devarat 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is just a different way of listing the job typically. Like Server instead of waitress.
2007-08-06 09:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by Cixelsyd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.developingprogrammers.com/index.php/2006/01/03/the-difference-between-programmer-and-developer/
this link lists the difference....
2007-08-06 08:51:51 · answer #7 · answered by Guru 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Programmers create projects.
software developers develop it...
2007-08-06 09:03:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋