Programmers VS Software Engineers EXPLAINED 👩‍💻 #programmer #technology #coder #engineering

[CodingWithLewis]

To clarify: “architect” in this scenario is used metaphorically. Not as in the position of a software architect.

Software engineers understand the software as a whole rather than in one specific area.

If you are hired as a software engineer, you might only work on the backend but are expected to understand how the entire stack works.

Software engineer isn’t a specific role, it’s a description to describe someone who understands an umbrella of things related to programming.

[FenixAnimation]

I went to school to be a software engineer and only job i could find in my area was fixing printers 😅

[brenoverissimo]

But of course, printer fixing is a skill that all of us learn by environment pressure

[HerbertLandei]

If someone asks me, I just say "highly trained code monkey", I think that clarifies all

[crackedsam]

Ah no wonder I wasn’t landing any interviews… I kept calling myself a “Developer” 😀

[TheSdrubs]

Here in Brazil we can translate as: the first one does exactly the same as the second one, but is paid half the money.

[CodingWithLewis]

Reminder: lots of companies will use these interchangeably.

[delarosae]

When I tell people I can code in x language they automatically think I’m good with computers and can fix any issues related to hardware 😭

[abykuruvilla]

I am a Software engineer. It kinda gets merky in companies nowadays. Rarely have people who just write code, if you can write code you can probably also design one to some extent. But there will be people who have more strength in coding than designing or vice versa. The lower you're in the seniority level, the less designing you usually do. Mostly when you're joining a company your title will simply be a reflection of your education, engineers, developers, programmers they'll do the same job.

[jm.]

Honestly feels like a contrived distinction.

[KamiKomplex]

That's like saying there is a difference between a writer and an author, that one just writes words and the other develops a plot. There is no such thing as someone that "just writes code" but doesn't have an understanding of what they write as a whole.

[khuongle]

Programmer, developer, software engineer are the same job, only seniority level that decide your responsibility.
Meanwhile I had to to do all the things since fresher level

[shirakuyanai]

Independent full-stack developers: 👁️👄👁️

[ernststravoblofeld]

I have called myself both. They are the same. No difference. Software engineer is what you tell your parents because it sounds better.

[IchBinZweiteDeutscheFlagge]

An architects dream is an engineers nightmare

[shadowstrike]

Class SoftwareEngineer(Programmer):
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[richardtiong]

Not all software engineers do software architecture.

[Ecrios]

Thx for this vague explanation. Based on it, there's nearly no difference :3

[calapout]

Where I live software engineer is a protected title that requires you to go to university and study some science classes like chemistry, math and physic. It goes on top of actual software design, maintenance and testing classes. Once you’re done you also need to register to the order pf engineers or you can’t legally wear the title. Without it you can only call yourself a programmer or developper.

[karma]

I like the analogy comparing them to builders and architects.