Developer vs Programmer

Mahesh Chand

I found many people get confused about this.

So what do you guys think about difference between a developer and a programmer?

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Sam Hobbs14y ago
I think there is no clear difference.

I also am nearly certain that they used the term programmer/analyst in the 1970's to refer to someone that does it all.
Ibrahim Ersoy14y ago
In hereabouts:

They look at programmer as newbies(newly started coding).But if you say you're a developer,people respect you.

Weird!
Vulpes14y ago
Years ago a distinction was made between 'software analysts' - who used to design programs - and 'programmers' - who used to code them according to the design specification.

Both these roles (on PC's at least) then seemed to morph into 'software developer' (or the even grander 'software engineer') though large projects still had their 'software architects'.

So, I think most folks prefer to call themselves 'developers' nowadays as it implies that they do something more than just write code.

Personally, I've always thought of myself as predominantly a coder so I have no problem with calling myself a 'programmer' :)