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I think I see myself when writing a coding is police detective......:)

JasminHan15-Jul-13 8:02

15-Jul-13 8:02

I think I see myself when writing a coding is police detective......Because when I have some errors, then I need to search from error message and followed the flow of the system step by step. So, I feel like a police detective...... Cool | :cool:

Re: I think I see myself when writing a coding is police detective......:)

Forogar 18-Jul-13 5:40

Forogar

18-Jul-13 5:40

Then you get to shoot a bunch of innocent bystanding code blocks?

- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

I think "Researcher" is missing as a major bullet point

H.Brydon15-Jul-13 7:02

H.Brydon

15-Jul-13 7:02

Whether I am working in academia or the real world, anything I do in code is solving some problem, and it typically takes research to solve that problem.

--
Harvey

More of a trade than a science

jim lahey15-Jul-13 2:32

jim lahey

15-Jul-13 2:32

Is how I see software development. I see parallels in what I do when I look at how builders, plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople work. I don't see much of a scientific aspect to it at all because I'm not really researching into widely unknown topics. The engineering aspect is definitely there though, designing an application is the part an architect does before passing the plans over to the tradespeople who realise the designs.

Re: More of a trade than a science

Andreas Gieriet15-Jul-13 9:43

Andreas Gieriet

15-Jul-13 9:43

Fully agree, my +5!
I wonder who sees himself as an "Artist". Artist in the current meaning is different to the one in the 16th century - those days, it was meant more like a craftsmanship.
I met some "Artist" Software developers with the attitude of a "Prima-Donna": if you criticise or question some of their "Art", you are the dilletant who does not understand the "oevre". With that background it's a bit suspcicious to me if some developers claim to be Artists.
Just my 5 Cents. Wink | ;-)

Awaiting Further Worship

W∴ Balboos, GHB15-Jul-13 0:46

W∴ Balboos, GHB

15-Jul-13 0:46

These mortals - they desire again of me a boon of application.

Thus, I must also be judge and consider their worth.

Perhaps a plague of 'insects' to further harry them in their vane struggles?

"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein

"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert

"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

Re: Awaiting Further Worship

Gary Wheeler15-Jul-13 8:52

Gary Wheeler

15-Jul-13 8:52

W∴ Balboos wrote:
vane struggles

You enjoy watching them windmill in frustration?

(or were you looking for vain[^]?)

Software Zen: delete this;

Perfect Software Engineer/Computer Scientist/Coder??

Mohammed Hameed14-Jul-13 23:02

Mohammed Hameed

14-Jul-13 23:02

Answer

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A Software Engineer or Computer Scientist or Coder is an Artist who crafts, plumbs, and puzzle out the hunting process in order to outperform the coding work as compared to a code cranking machine; and obviously, is not just a normal developer who works only for the bills.

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Value Adder or Value Creater

Pasan Eeriyagama14-Jul-13 18:56

Pasan Eeriyagama

14-Jul-13 18:56

What is your contribution.... Adding or Creating...

Re: Value Adder or Value Creater

Swinkaran15-Jul-13 13:58

Swinkaran

15-Jul-13 13:58

I would say, Value Adder!!!

Re: Value Adder or Value Creater

AlexCode15-Jul-13 21:21

AlexCode

15-Jul-13 21:21

If the initial solution add no value at all he could actually be the "Creator"! Laugh | :laugh:

I think i see myself as all of the above

AlphaDeltaTheta14-Jul-13 18:24

AlphaDeltaTheta

14-Jul-13 18:24

            "Engineer - Due to B.Tech, I'm called here so.
               Artist - Coding and UI design is an art
            Craftsman - Art requires skillful crafting
              Plumber - I have to wire up the view to viewmodel.
               Hunter - I hunt down bugs
Code cranking machine - What will you say to someone who is mostly before the computer typing out some random code 
                        in some random language and seeing what that does!
     Just a developer - Thats what I'm called. And it pays the bills!"

Beauty cannot be defined by abscissas and ordinates; neither are circles and ellipses created by their geometrical formulas.

~ Carl von Clausewitz ~

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Re: I think i see myself as all of the above

GregoryW14-Jul-13 19:26

GregoryW

14-Jul-13 19:26

Gr8 observation Smile | :)

Re: I think i see myself as all of the above

R. Erasmus14-Jul-13 21:11

R. Erasmus

14-Jul-13 21:11

I agree! I was about to be rude towards the guy who created the survey for making check boxes and realized after reading this post that all can apply.

"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence."

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Re: I think i see myself as all of the above

Amol_B14-Jul-13 21:16

Amol_B

14-Jul-13 21:16

Well Said +5 Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

what you have written also matches with von Clausewitz quote in your signature.
it explains its art Smile | :)

Re: I think i see myself as all of the above

AlphaDeltaTheta15-Jul-13 5:34

AlphaDeltaTheta

15-Jul-13 5:34

Beauty cannot be defined by abscissas and ordinates; neither are circles and ellipses created by their geometrical formulas.

~ Carl von Clausewitz ~

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Re: I think i see myself as all of the above

Pasan Eeriyagama15-Jul-13 14:21

Pasan Eeriyagama

15-Jul-13 14:21

That's a nice explanation...

Re: I think i see myself as all of the above

Nathan Going18-Jul-13 2:28

Nathan Going

18-Jul-13 2:28

I second that.

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Option	Votes	%
Engineer / Scientist	880	59.38
Artist	354	23.89
Craftsman / Craftswoman	420	28.34
Plumber	149	10.05
Puzzle solver	601	40.55
Hunter	104	7.02
A code cranking machine	160	10.80
Just a developer. It pays the bills.	293	19.77
Other	91	6.14
Responses	1,482
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%

As a coder, what do you see yourself as?

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Previous -> Read "CLR via C#" by Jeffrey Richter.
Current -> Exploring WCF thru Apress' "Pro WCF" by Chris Peiris and Dennis Mulder.
Next -> Need to read "The Art of Computer Programming" by Donald E. Knuth.