What exactly does a software engineer/software programmer do?

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If I'm an industrial designer, could I just hire software engineers to develop any software I needed to develop? (because, I'm not a computer programmer, and would prefer to stick to art, and product design tasks)

I'm intending to become a product designer/industrial engineer with a focus on Art, Design and perfectionism, because that's what I'd do best. If I am not a software engineer/computer programmer, and don't intend to learn coding either, could I just...

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"Product Development & Manufacturing" is a broad description. Product development is so...

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What distinguishes a good Software Engineer from a good Programmer? What are some tips to learn to become a good Software Engineer?

I think Good Software Engineer -> Good Programmer. Is the converse true as well? Can you be a Good Software Engineer even if you are an "average" Programmer?

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The answers to this question will all depend entirely on how the answerer defines the terms "good...

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Any Salary Differences? Programmer for Financial Firm vs Programmer for Software Company?

I was just wondering about something: Is there much of a difference in salary between being a developer for financial firms (writing stock software and algorithms) vs. working as a developer for software firms? You're both writing software right, just...

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Yes, salaries do differ by industry. Financial software is one of the highest paying industries. If...

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What are some notable moments in your development as a programmer to a software architect?

This question will require a certain level of reflection. Essentially it is asking how did you notice yourself evolve from a programmer to a software architect. Please shed light on the things you learned as well as how your mentality towards software...

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From the beginning, I wanted to understand what was being built, end-to-end.  I wanted to understand...

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What are main things that a programmer needs to know to code any software?

I wondered as an programmer on how many things that a coder/programmer need to know.I noted that programmers get confused on how they need to program code but is struck on what to do. What are the Main, crucial things that programmer need to know especially...

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In theory, a programmer needs to know: What the customer wants How to achieve what the customer wants...

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I am a solo non-technical founder for a software product and I want to take it to the next level. I have 1 programmer with me. What advice would you give to other non-technical founders before scaling their software product development?

Additional information: I have been reading a lot of startup blogs but most of them only contain information on general startup advice like product market fit, idea validation, growth hacking, building a team, culture fit, etc. What 90% of them don't...

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First, you should ask some questions: Should I really scale my software product development ? What...

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What is a road map someone should follow to become a great software architect and programmer in 2 years?

There are lot of questions on Quora to become a programmer, data scientist etc. My question is more on the fundamental issue. As an Indian CSE engineer from a 4th tier engineering college, where there was no proper teacher to guide or make you ready...

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In 2 Years ? One new project every quarter AND Lot of mid night oil, my friend..!!! A lot of midnight...

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What additional tools does a C++ programmer needs to learn to develop good software?

Suppose that a C++ programmer has a good knowledge of programming under DOS environment (Visual Studio). What additional tools,concepts,libraries,etc. does he/she need to know, in order to develop a software in GUI, just like other software providing...

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At risk of being downvoted, a great way to descent into finding additional tools/concepts/libraries...

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What is the name of the programmer who wrote the Therac-25 software?

The code for the Therac-25 is said to have been  written by one person. What was that person's name? See for example at http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~kohler/c..., page 20: "The programmer left AECL in 1986. In a lawsuit connected with one of the accidents...

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It is highly unfair and unethical for that persons name to be known beyond to perhaps potential employers...

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Pls help,,,,,,,i want c programmer software.......but i cant find any software from net?

all i gets is a c++ software....which is not the one i wanted....i need turbo c software actually which is a c compiler...but when am searching on net i get c++ ....pls help me

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which OS do u hav . the compiler for different Operating system r different . so if u can give me the...

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