What's the difference between a "developer" and a "programmer"?

Re:What's the difference between a "developer" and a "progra... by mxh on Monday May 28, 2007 @02:43PM (#25075)

Very true. "A friend of mine" was writing some ad copy for a job req. "his" employer was trying to fill, and wanted to use the word "hacker" in the headline. (E.g. "Looking for a great hacker", or somesuch.) The (oursourced, non-technical) HR dept. would not permit the use of that word, as it sounded too much like advertising for someone to break the law.

I've always believed that these terms told you a lot about the speaker, but I was shocked to see such a clear, real-life case.

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Re:What's the difference between a "developer" and a "progra... by byrneseyeview on Tuesday May 29, 2007 @01:03PM (#25248)

Heh. I've had a similar problem. I do recruiting for investment banks, and sometimes the job spec says 'developer' but the job description clearly calls for a hacker. Financial HR departments are usually pretty forgiving when they can plausibly deny responsibility, though.

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