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Re:The most prized degree in India became the most worthless by HenryKissinger on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:14PM (#23155702)
Not the person you responded to, but my $0.02.

Developer: codes websites and apps.

Programmer: writes computer code. Encompasses developers.

Engineer: builds bridges, rockets, cars, missiles, smart tvs, gaming consoles, computers, power stations, electric infrastructure, water treatment plants, etc.

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Re:The most prized degree in India became the most worthless by theandrewbailey on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:29PM (#23155914)
Developer: builds subdivisions and "develops" real estate.

Related: I've come across a handful of programmers that describe themselves as "contractors". So you hang drywall and install toilets?

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Re:The most prized degree in India became the most worthless by lmm on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @08:37PM (#23162015)
You're a contractor if you work on contract. Just as you're a consultant if you consult.

(I'm most comfortable with "developer" because that corresponds most closely to what what I do feels like. I don't spend so much of my time actually programming, but very little in software is engineering-like)

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Re:The most prized degree in India became the most worthless by C1sc0cat on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @12:22PM (#23155814)
Designs bridges :-) its the navvys that build them
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