Programmer vs Coder🔥🔥. Who is more skilled??

Question

Between a programmer vs coder, who is more skilled technologically .

Who is more sought-after

Answer 1

If you want to make a living with programming, I would recommend you to get a formal education in that field. Sure, an official certificate does not necessarily say anything about your actual skills but it's usually beneficial to have some degree when applying for a job.

Answer 2

wich difference(s) is (are) for you between coder and programmer?

anyway, nothing can be infered of "more skilled" one, are skills are not only related to function: open ended question wich must be posted in your feed, not here ^^

Answer 3

Anyone can dub themselves coder, programmer, developer blah blah.

But until one actually solve a problem using IT based product, it's all purely blabber mouth. If there is even a skill on such person, it would probably be deception skills.

Notice that these days some people do whatever to get what they want, including frauds.

P.S. This is an opinionated discussion topic, you should probably use your feeds for these types of stuffs.

https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/1316935/?ref=app

Answer 4

Dasana Hamza As a "programmer" who is a "coder" as a professional software engineer for the past 25 years, this question doesn't make sense to me.

Your question implies there's a difference or perhaps you've somehow convinced yourself there's a difference.

Or, maybe, I'm just out of touch with what the kids are considering the difference to be these days.

Perhaps you can enlighten me on the differences so we can answer your question.

Answer 5

i don't think there is any difference between them since both of them do the same thing. developing softwares. and so as experience.

Answer 6

Some differentiate indeed between "programmer" and "coder", usually meaning by "programmer" the more comprehensive term.

There seem to be quite fierce discussions about it. Just google it if you really want to read that.

I don't have an elaborated opinion on that topic. Most people seem to use "programmer" and "coder" synonymously.
I have a feeling that it is more the personal preference how someone refers to themselves – and not a matter of skill or experience or an elaborated concept behind it.

Answer 7

Dasana Hamza Ah... That helps.

However, the are so many factors to consider.

First... be aware that what you think something means may not be the ubiquitous understanding. This is certainly the case with "coder == self-taught".

Second, clear communication and critical thinking skills are as important, if not more important, for being successful in this career. Even if you're brilliant at writing code, it won't matter if you aren't able to effectively communicate. This may be a skill that improves through the college experience.

Next, the value of a CS degree may depend on your local job market; you as an individual; your capacity and aptitude for learning this on your own; and your ability to convincingly demonstrate your proficiency.

As someone who has interviewed many people over the years, ranging in all levels of experiences, formal education or certifications are meaningless to me. I dig much deeper to see how well someone understands what they've been working with and how they apply that knowledge.

Answer 8

Lisa A degree can help, but it's not the only "foot" one can stick in that proverbial door... so to speak. 😉

A degree will certainly cast a wider net to more opportunities at the beginning of one's career in this field.

However, it quickly becomes a footnote as experience begins to fill in spaces.

So... the real question is, can those initial experience spaces be filled without a degree.

The answer is absolutely! But that's going to take some creative self promotion and seizing those opportunities when presented.

Networking, freelancing, building a portfolio, a lot of persistence, and luck all play a factor for landing those first few interviews.

Given the candidate can perform well in an interview, it all gets progressively easier from there.

Answer 9

Dasana Hamza I'm not following the connection of "a student with a degree in computer science" vs "a person who learnt coding on the internet" with the context of this question.

I'm also not sure what the implied differences are from your perspective. Are you saying that a "programmer" is someone with a CS degree and a "coder" is self taught?

If so, that's not the case at all.

It would help if you could provide more context behind the question so we can figure out what you're trying to understand.

Answer 10

David Carroll to clarify things, I want to choose a career path, o want to know if I should go to college or use the internet to learn. Usually a coder is self taught... that's what I think...

Answer 11

David Carroll your last paragraph sounds a little too idealistic to me. 🤔

Okay, once you made it to get a job interview degrees and stuff become secondary. But until then – don't you think that (good) marks and certificates make an impact on if you get invited at all for an interview?

Well, I must add, I don't work in IT area or free economy – things might be different there...

Answer 12

David Carroll since a student with a degree in computer science is different from a person who learnt coding on the internet, it implies that there is a difference