Programmer vs Developer vs Hacker

Programmer

• A programmer is an individual equipped with the expertise to write codes.
• Programmers usually master in a single or multiple programming languages and boast vast knowledge on related areas also.
• Their roles are relatively procedural and mandate for total concentration not to mention refined skills.
• A Programmer is someone who can solve problems by by manipulating computer code.
• A programmer is solely focused both in writing codes as well as getting features appropriately performed so that these features are accessible for integration and later use.

Developer

• Developers are typically creators.
• A Developer is a formally trained programmer.
• They don’t just solve problems or create things, but do so in accordance with a set of design and implementation principles.
• Developers are experts at identifying ways around various problems as well as plugging together components to fulfill some requirements.

Hacker

• A hacker is a computer expert who uses his knowledge of computer networking, programming, cryptography, and databases to overcome a problem in the system.
• A Hacker is someone who makes things.
• Hackers are more concerned with availing the concept as opposed to minding about the long-term quality.
• A hacker, as well as hacking, are most useful in dealing with emergency circumstances or when prototyping an item.

-by Chetanya Sharma (Krishna Engineering College)

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