"Programmer" is the term we use to explain to non-technical people what we do. If they respond by letting you know they're a programmer as well, you can go into details about what languages and stacks you deal with. For everyone else: family, co-workers, bosses, etc., they don't care--they have some general idea of you working on a computer and that's sufficient.
Reminds me of a crazy blog post from someone who thought he was explaining the difference between "The Programmer vs The Developer". He was delusional to think that there is some kind of standardization there.
Also, a title does not prove your knowledge or competence. If you're judging people solely on their title and not by the conversation, then you need to reevaluate your classification techniques.
Reminds me of a crazy blog post from someone who thought he was explaining the difference between "The Programmer vs The Developer". He was delusional to think that there is some kind of standardization there.
Also, a title does not prove your knowledge or competence. If you're judging people solely on their title and not by the conversation, then you need to reevaluate your classification techniques.