Whats the difference between programmers and software enginners?

Question

Whats the difference between programmers and software enginners?

Answer 1

    * A Programmer writes a complete program

          - a software engineer writes a software component that will be combined with components written by other software engineers to build a system

          - the component one writes may be modified by others

          -it may be used by others to build different versions of the system long after one has left the project

    * Programming is primarily a personal activity

          - Software engineering is essentially a team activity

    * Programming is just one aspect of software development

          - Large software systems must be developed similar to other engineering practices

* Programmers don't have obligation to follow whole SDLC cycle where as Software Engineer has to follow SDLC.

In short..Software Engineer is a Progarammer who follows SDLC ,where as Programmer cant be said a SE.

Hope this will help

Cheers:)

Answer 2

I don't think there is a difference. I think it's just that ones more formal perhaps? because

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/software_e... has the same definition as

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/programmer

Just a guess

~Killy