"Knowing a programming language makes you a programmer as much
as knowing English makes you a poet"
circa 1980
Modern rendition
"Knowing a programming language makes you a software developer
as much as knowing English makes you a playwright"
circa 1996
"The distinction between Software Developer, Software
Engineer, and Software Architect can be understood best as an is-a
chain with attribute, operation and role extensions. But most
importantly, yet least emphasized or enforced, is the chain of
increasing accountability"
1998
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