What’s the difference between a software engineer, developer and programmer?
18th December 2011
My answer to What’s the difference between a software engineer, developer and programmer? on Quora
Absolutely nothing. Job title differences like those only really matter when working for a large organisation that sets compensation based on title—in which case you want to figure out which title gets you the best deal at that particular company.
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