Back in the day when a computer was the size of a small house, a
programmer was a person who "programmed" in the native language for that
particular computer. Hence the title programmer.
Now-a-days, we "develop" code that is higher-level (almost English
like), and it is usually platform and OS independent. We no longer
program for a specific computer...we develop a program that can work
with any system (as long as there is a compiler available on that system
that can convert the code to an executable for that system).
That's just my perspective.
John
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From: Edwards Ed
[mailto:oracledba-ezmlmshield-x91028956.[Email address protected]
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 10:07 AM
To: LazyDBA Discussion
Subject: Developers and Programmers
To All,
Oh my! Phew! I can't believe it! While on break from our training,
I just had a new, young "developer"(Oh my! Phew!) asked me: "Ed, why
did they call us programmers and now why do they call us developers"?
For the first time in many decades, I was speechless! I just didn't
know what to say to this new, young "developer"(Oh my! Phew!) without
breaking his spirit. hehe.
My question is (and I asking all of you): What should have been my
reply?
I thank you for your support! hehe.
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