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Greg
@greg
is there a difference between a “software developer” and a “software engineer” ?
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welter
@fun
the bots are right, the titles are interchangeable but i've always thought of it as "developer writes/maintains code, and an engineer designs solutions" but no one really thinks of it that way anyways
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Jeff Lau
@jefflau.eth
No
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Shane da Silva
@sds
Some jurisdictions have protections around titles. “Engineer” is a protected title in Canada, but almost no one that programs in Canada has an engineering degree. Hence “Developer” as the title.
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Ako
@ako1988
Developer growth up and update the software , Engineer just create it:)
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eni
@eni
depending on the country, engineer is a reserved title
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@ndx.eth
yeah, about $100k
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@pugson
developer: 9-5, mon-fri engineer: 24/7, can't stop thinking about this shit
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Gabriel Ayuso
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There isn't a clear distinction but for me I like to think of coder/developer as a mechanic. They can fix cars and even assemble them but they won't design a new type of car or make substantial design improvements. Then you have the software engineers who are closer to the mechanical and automotive engineers who can design new cars from scratch or make substantial optimization. Then you have the computer scientists that are like the physicists that go low level to come up with new battery tech, motors, computation and whatever else is needed at the physics level to improve cars.
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krel
@krel
i can cook but im not a chef
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Bethany Crystal
@bethanymarz
Joel Spolsky always used to say that developers are anyone who's coding, but engineers have the degree
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Rafi
@rafi
Engineers decides Developer implements Engineer can be a Developer, especially early in their career
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J. Valeska 🦊🎩🫂
@j-valeska
engineering is a title, (spain) developer just write code, I guess that a developer pretending to be a engineer could be seen as a crime here 🤔 personally and related to blockchain those who write the core are engineers and those who write smart contracts for dapps are more like developers ?!
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Sunnyy
@sunny710
Ai tell me The terms "software developer" and "software engineer" are often used interchangeably, but there can be distinctions depending on context and company: 1. **Software Developer**: - Focuses more on the creation of software applications. - Typically involved in writing code, debugging, and building features. - May work more closely with the end-user or client to understand requirements and design solutions. 2. **Software Engineer**: - Applies engineering principles to software development. - Emphasizes systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to development. - May be involved in a broader range of activities, including system architecture, software design, and integration. - Often works on complex projects that require knowledge of computer science and engineering. In practice, the roles and responsibilities can overlap significantly, and the distinction often depends on the specific job or organization. Some companies use "engineer" to denote a more advanced
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devs
@devs
Similar difference to a “sound producer” and a “sound engineer”. Have slightly different localized interpretations (generally credential related,) but their work can be interchangeable.
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@basedevo
devs are more based
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Breck Yunits
@breck
Any software dev can make a program that works. It takes a software engineer to make a program that _barely_ works.
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@h3lx.eth
Nope. Although people will try and claim that there is 🙃
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@uraniumenjoyer
It should mean that the developer is like an indie hacker and the engineer works for a big company but it doesn’t
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Shadow06
@shadow06
A developer writes in Javascript. An engineer writes standards.
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