• chtk@feddit.nl
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    3 years ago

    Meta comment, but I like how this 3 year old post somehow ended up in Hot.

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      3 years ago

      Actually it’s Programing, although that’s not really much better.

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    3 years ago

    That brings the question to mind, what’s the difference between coding, computer programming or programming and software engineering? Is there actually a difference at all?

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      coding, computer programming or programming […]

      I think these are pretty much the same thing: producing code based on a predefined/predetermined spec or design.

      and software engineering?

      This, I think, includes the design of the (architecture) of a system as a whole.

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      Coding and programming is about writing the code. You get on a computer and type away.

      Writing code is just one part of a bigger whole. It takes more than writing code to make software. Someone needs to think about the architecture, infrastructure, planning, management, maintenance, deployment, r&d… That’s software engineering. It’s a much broader concept than just editing text files.

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        The aspect of software engineering makes sense per your definition. That brings the question of who a software developer is but… Coding and computer programming are entirely different though interrelated. One is an integral part of the other with the other being the bigger picture

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    3 years ago

    I prefer the term Software Engineererer, myself

    • hardypart
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      Software engineering is not only the programming part, though.

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      Not about preference. More of terminologies and their right appropriation