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25/01/2020

�What’s the Difference Between a Programmer, Coder, Developer, and Software Engineer?

Even for those who are working in the technology industry, these titles seem to be very confusing. So, how do you differentiate between these terms and know what do they all mean and who do you turn to when you just need to get something done?

In reality, these terms are often used interchangeably, that vary from organization to organization, and can even mean different things depending on the circumstance. Let’s have a look at each title below and see what it means.

�Coders

Anyone who can write some code is often referred to as a coder by the people outside of the tech industry. But, usually, coders are considered the least trained or experienced level of programmers.

�Developers and Programmers

The titles Developer and programmer are often used interchangeably. They are more experienced code writers who are versed in at least two to three languages and write clean, error-free codes.

in some firms are sometimes referred to as the start to finish overseers of a project, who are responsible for the overall design of the application.

�Software Engineers

These are of the highest level among all, who are most expert coders around. They are well versed in three programming languages or more and use their skills to design and implement the overall architecture of the application.

Conclusion.

No matter the title, both of these positions depend heavily on a foundation of computer science skills

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26/07/2019

The three programs have common elements: they all stress an understanding of both digital hardware and software, though to varying degrees, and they all hone students' problem-solving skills. As well, graduates of all three programs may compete for some of the same jobs. However, the programs have different objectives.

Computer Engineering (CE) deals with designing, developing, and operating computer systems. At its core, Computer Engineering concentrates on digital hardware devices and computers, and the software that controls them. Advanced courses focus on standard designs and techniques for specific application domains. In contrast to CS and SE, Computer Engineering emphasizes solving problems in digital hardware and at the hardware-software interface.

Computer Science (CS) focuses on understanding, designing, and developing programs and computers. At its core, Computer Science concentrates on data, data transformation, and algorithms. Advanced courses present specialized programming techniques and specific application domains. The CS program is less structured than the CE and SE programs, giving students more flexibility to build depth or breadth in a variety of application domains or in the fundamentals of Computer Science.

Software Engineering (SE) deals with building and maintaining software systems. It is more software-oriented and has a greater emphasis on large software applications than Computer Engineering. It is more applied than Computer Science, placing greater emphasis on the entire software development process, from idea to final product. It is also more disciplined than Computer Science, applying more systematic practices to help ensure that products are reliable and safe.

09/07/2019

28/06/2019

JAVA VS PYTHON

From my experience, following are the pros and cons

- python is much faster to learn and requires less code to do something similar in java. So in terms of learning curve python scores really well.
Configuration - Java is XML agnostic language or you need to spent lots of time in configuration xmls. Example POM xml, spring configuration xml, web xml, context xmls, server xmls. Python scores well here. no xmls, no much configurations, code it and run it.
- Java code is very stable and you don’t get unexpected run time errors due to strict type safety. Many errors can be caught in compile time. Python is really bad at type safety. Unless you code very carefully, you can expect some errors in run time.
- for large projects which involves heavy business logic Java is preferred language. Python is used as general purpose programming language. However, in machine learning domain python scores really well due to ease of data exploration and extensive libraries.
In short, I prefer:

JAVA - if i need to build fairly large projects which involves heavy business logic, preferably using spring framework.

Python - All tools, scheduled jobs, exposing small REST APIs using Flask, I would prefer Python.
Again, it’s all personal choices.