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

2 points by canatan01 13y ago

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

johnjlocke 13y ago
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.
- canatan01 13y ago
  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)?
  - niquels 13y ago
    Programmer would be the best term.
- KiwiCoder 13y ago
  This seems arbitrary. What's your source?
KiwiCoder 13y ago
The terms are nearly interchangeable[0] but programmer is more widely used[1]. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmer (see first sentence) [1] http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=coder&word2=programmer http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=coder&...