What is the difference between a software engineer and a programmer? Is there a future as a software engineer now?

With the development of IT industry, salaries are also rising. Many people are engaged in different IT positions, some are engaged in software development, and some are engaged in software testing. But many laymen and even insiders confuse programmers with software engineers, thinking that software engineers are senior titles of programmers and programmers are nicknames of software engineers. Actually, they are not. Let me answer the first question first.

Is there a difference between a software engineer and a programmer?

The answer is yes, there is a difference between the two. Let me talk about it from the following aspects.

[1] What is a software engineer?

Software engineer is a kind of professional ability certification for personnel engaged in software industry, and it is a general term for personnel engaged in software development. Including software designers, software architects, software managers, programmers and a series of positions, their work content is related to software development. The technical requirements of software engineers are comprehensive. In addition to the most basic programming languages (java, C, c++), you need to know AJAX, HIBERNATE, SPRING and other frontiers.

[2] What is a programmer?

Programmers are a branch of software engineers, specializing in software development. General programmers are divided into programmers and programmers, and software practitioners are divided into primary, intermediate and advanced programmers. Programmers must be proficient in a programming language, such as java, Python, HTML and so on.

2. Is there a future as a software engineer?

There is a great demand for software engineers now. At present, the scale of software export in China reached 265.438+0.5 billion in 2065.438+00, and the number of people engaged in software reached 720,000. I talk about the future prospects of software engineers from different aspects.

[1] software engineer's salary

Software engineers are mostly in first-tier cities. The average salary of 9746 survey samples in Shanghai is 17060/ month, and that of 38496 survey reports in Beijing is 12420/ month. The salary is considerable.

[2] Software engineer position

There are thousands of software engineers in major recruitment positions, and the salary is about 1 10,000 yuan per month, and some are as high as 20,000-30,000 yuan per month, and the post salary is also considerable.

[3] What does a software engineer do?

The development of. Net.

Development of JAVA application program

Development of web and Database

C# project development

PHP project development

software test engineers

To sum up, the profession of software engineer will not be eliminated in the future. The more work experience, the higher salary and the better future prospects.

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