Programmer
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A programmer, computer programmer or coder is an author of computer source code – someone with skill in computer programming.
This article is about people who write computer software. For other uses, see Programmer (disambiguation).
"Coder" redirects here. For someone who performs coding in the social sciences, see Coding (social sciences). For someone who performs medical coding, see Clinical coder. For the unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, see Coder, Pennsylvania.
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Occupation | |
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Names | Computer Programmer |
Occupation type | Profession |
Activity sectors | Information technology, Software industry |
Description | |
Competencies | Writing and debugging computer code |
Education required | Varies from apprenticeship to bachelor's degree, or self-taught |
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The professional titles software developer and software engineer are used for jobs that require a programmer.
Generally, a programmer writes code in a computer language and with an intent to build software that achieves some goal.