Software Engineer

A Software Engineer is a software practitioner (can perform a software programming task) and is an engineer.

• Context:
  • They can (typically) have high Computational Problem Solving Skill.
  • They can (typically) have some Software Programming Education.
  • They can range from being a Software Programming Worker.
  • They can range from being a Software Programming Hacker to being a Software Programming Professional.
  • They can range from being a Limited Software Programmer to being a Strong Software Programmer.
  • They can range from being a Java Programmer, C++ Programmer, Python Programmer, Scala Programmer, ...
  • They can (typically) be able to use an Software Development Environment.
• Example(s):
  • a participant in an ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.
  • Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, ...
  • ...
  • Dennis Ritchie, Donald Knuth, Brian Kernighan, Richard Stallman, Larry Wall, James Gosling, Linus Torvalds, ...
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Software Programming Hobbyist.
  • a Computer Science Researcher.
  • a Software Tester.
  • a Data Scientist, such as a data science researcher or a data engineer.
  • a Product Manager.
  • an IT Systems Analyst.
  • an Electrical Engineer.
  • a Computing Science Researcher.
  • an Automated Software Programmer.
• See: Subject Matter Expert, Software Engineering Manager.

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References

2017

• https://code.berlin/en/blog/computer-science-software-engineering/
  • QUOTE: Computer Scientists are first and foremost scientists. They possess a deep knowledge of the theoretical foundations in mathematics and information science and can develop complex algorithms and advance scientific research. They operate in a world of rigorous analyses, clearly defined concepts and proven facts.

    The digital skills in demand as described by employers, labor market studies and politicians are of a different kind. They involve the ability to interact with human beings and to create easy to use software solutions for real world problems with limited resources in a highly unreliable and dynamically changing environment.

2014

• (Marcus & Davis, 2014) ⇒ Gary Marcus, and Ernest Davis. (2014). “Do We Really Need to Learn to Code?”. The New Yorker, June 7, 2014
  • QUOTE: But before we reach the era of self-programming computers, three fundamental obstacles must be overcome.

2014b

• (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/programmer Retrieved:2014-7-25.
  • 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 (C, C++, C#, Java, Lisp, Python, etc.) 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 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. This has sparked much debate amongst developers, analysts, computer scientists, programmers, and outsiders who continue to be puzzled at the subtle differences in the definitions of these occupations. British countess and mathematician Ada Lovelace is considered the first computer programmer, as she was the first to write and publish an algorithm intended for implementation on Charles Babbage's analytical engine, in October 1842, intended for the calculation of Bernoulli numbers. Lovelace was also the first person to comment on the potential for computers to be used for purposes other than computing calculations. Because Babbage's machine was never completed to a functioning standard in her time, she never saw her algorithm run. The first person to run a program on a functioning modern electronically based computer was computer scientist Konrad Zuse, in 1941. The ENIAC programming team, consisting of Kay McNulty, Betty Jennings, Betty Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Fran Bilas and Ruth Lichterman were the first regularly working programmers. International Programmers' Day is celebrated annually on 7 January. In 2009, the government of Russia decreed a professional annual holiday known as Programmers' Day to be celebrated on 13 September (12 September in leap years). It had also been an unofficial international holiday before that.

2013

• http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_541500.htm
  • 15-1132 Software Developers, Applications detail 222,110 1.9% 13.12% $43.00 $45.25 $94,120 0.7%
  • 15-1121 Computer Systems Analysts detail 152,340 2.4% 9.00% $40.43 $43.28 $90,010 1.0%
  • 15-1133 Software Developers, Systems Software detail 126,920 3.0% 7.50% $48.54 $50.71 $105,480 1.0%
  • 15-1131 Computer Programmers detail 126,630
  • 15-1151 Computer User Support Specialists detail 111,250 2.2% 6.57% $22.55 $24.88 $51,750 0.8%
  • 15-1142 Network and Computer Systems Administrators detail 61,090 2.7% 3.61% $37.09 $39.39 $81,940 0.9%
  • ...
  • 11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers detail 65,310 2.0% 3.86% $63.19 $67.32 $140,020 0.9%
  • 13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations major 152,400 1.9% 9.00% $35.47 $38.78 $80,670 0.7%
  • 43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations major 174,230 1.9% 10.29% $17.67 $19.34 $40,230 0.6%
  • 41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations major 103,400 2.0% 6.11% $36.43 $41.43 $86,170 1.1%

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