developer or programmer, who are you?
October 10, 2006I just found a very nice article explaining the difference between a developer and a programmer. Some of the key points are
- Developers have some knowledge of the domain and the business
- Developers care about maintenance burden
- Developers know that work methods are more important than technical chops
- Programmers try to solve every problem by coding
- Developers seek repeatability, programmers like one-off heroics
- Programmers like complexity, developers favor simplicity
- Developers care about users
- Developers like to satisfy a need, programmers like to finish
- Developers work, programmers play
Who am I then? I think I have qualities according to which I am a software developer. But I am strongly eagerous to become a programmer. I am in the process of becoming a good programmer. I am a wannabe programmer.
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