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Re:A 10x Faster TypeScript by Yoric on Tuesday March 11, 2025 @12:50PM (#43334442)
Yeah, the term has changed meaning several times. Early on, "systems programmer" meant basically what we call a "developer" now (by opposition to a programmer or a researcher).
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Re:A 10x Faster TypeScript by sethaurus on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @03:11AM (#43340613)
At that time, what would have been the distinction between "programmer" and "developer"?
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Re:A 10x Faster TypeScript by Yoric on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @04:37AM (#43341004)
If my memory serves, the "programmer" was essentially a mathematician, working on a single algorithm, while a "system developer" was building an entire system around it.
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