Programmer
A
programmer,
computer programmer,
developer,
coder, or
software engineer is a person who writes computer software. The term
computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to programming may also be known as a programmer analyst. A programmer's primary computer language is often prefixed to the above titles, and those who work in a web environment often prefix their titles with
Web. The term
programmer can be used to refer to a software developer, Web developer, mobile applications developer, embedded firmware developer, software engineer, computer scientist, or software analyst. However, members of these professions typically possess other software engineering skills, beyond programming; for this reason, the term
programmer, or
code monkey, is sometimes considered an insulting or derogatory oversimplification of these other professions.