Programmer
A computer programmer, sometimes referred to as a software developer, a software engineer, a programmer, or more recently a coder (especially in more informal contexts), is a person who creates computer software.
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Names | Computer Programmer |
Occupation type | Profession |
Activity sectors | Information technology, Software industry |
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Competencies | Writing and debugging computer code |
Education required | Varies from apprenticeship to bachelor's degree |
A programmer's most often-used computer language (e.g., Assembly, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Lisp, Python, Java) may be prefixed to the aforementioned terms. Some who work with web programming languages may also prefix their titles with web.