Ask HN: coder, developer, hacker, or ...?

2 pointsby canatan01vor 13 Jahren5 comments

Hi all,

What is the most used term for a coder in the US? Is it coder, hacker, developer, engineer, programmer or something else?

Sincerely, Baris

2 comments

KiwiCodervor 13 Jahren

The terms are nearly interchangeable[0] but programmer is more widely used[1].

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer (see first sentence)

[1] http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=coder&...

johnjlockevor 13 Jahren

Depends on the skill and expereince level. An engineer would be a high level developer, for instance. I think the connotation of coder is a little bit negative for anyone with skill level.

canatan01vor 13 Jahren

Aha, ok. Let me rephrase then: if I want to make a site geared towards people who code, what is the best word to use in the domain name (coder, developer, etc)?

niquelsvor 13 Jahren

Programmer would be the best term.

KiwiCodervor 13 Jahren

This seems arbitrary. What's your source?