Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> For example, a coder will add logging to their server code that tells them 
>> what the server is doing.  A programmer will add logging to their server 
>> code that tells customer service what the server is doing.  :-)
> 
>   Are you using "coder" as a synonym for something like "hacker"?
> 

No.  A coder is someone who knows how to write code, but doesn't know how to 
build an overall program. I used the term earlier here but I couldn't 
remember where, so I didn't go look it up.

Coders are the people who say "I don't need to document my library, because 
the code *is* the documentation."  Or "here's documentation of all the 
routines, but no documentation on the required order to call them, or what 
happens when there's an error, or ..."

You get the coder vs programmer distinction in all fields, tho, as far as I 
can tell.  For example, in retail, it's the difference between "cashier" and 
"salesman".

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Serving Suggestion:
     "Don't serve this any more. It's awful."

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