Friday, August 27, 2010

Programming vs Software Engineering

I was having a conversation with a budding Programmer. He asked me a question regarding the boredom faced by most IT professionals. I pondered a bit and here was my pitch to him.


Software Engineering is a way of making a living and Programming is an intellectual activity. if you do not treat Programming as an intellectual activity , you will definitely feel bored. In the case of Software Engineering , we need to focus on Shipping the software . Schedules , Deadlines and Compliance dominate there.

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